Alex Baalham's Blog (3)

Updated version of Gridshell Components:

Gridshell%20components.gha

The string output now provides useful reference data in the following form:

aaa_b-ccc-ddd/e-fff-ggg_h

where

aaa = Intersection node reference number

for lath:

b = lath set (1, 2 or 3)

ccc = lath ref

ddd = intersection ref for…

I've corrected a minor bug which occasionally affected the output of curve points from the Triaxial Gridshell component. The latest GHA (as of 8 November 2012) can be found here: Gridshell%20components.gha

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I've cleaned up Gridshell Components and put together a few example GH files to get started. The inputs and outputs have been rationalised to speed up the modelling process.

I've also added an 'Unroll Curves' component which measures the geodesic curvature of a curve on a surface and produces the 2D 'unrolled' curve. Geodesic curves (e.g. those produced with the Shortpath command) unroll to straight lines. It is now possible to generate fabrication patterns for any…