Convert pipe into corrugated pipe

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Permalink Reply by David Rutten on February 2, 2015 at 12:28pm

Hi Alberto,

that's an incredible amount of geometry that Rhino is not particularly good at. What do you need these ridges for? If it's just a visual thing, then the best way forwards is to use textures and bump- or displacement maps.

If you really need the geometry to be wave, then it may not work fast enough on large amounts of pipes.

Permalink Reply by David Rutten on February 2, 2015 at 12:36pm

Here's how to make a loft using circles with alternating radii:

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• CorrugatedPipe.gh, 4 KB

Permalink Reply by ALBERTO FIGUEROA on February 2, 2015 at 12:43pm

Thank you so much.

I considered the bump texture already but I'm not that keen to achieve a sharp texture and its a small object. Hopefully It wont give to much trouble.

BTW, is there a library of "group of components" like what you just post? Thanks!

Permalink Reply by David Rutten on February 2, 2015 at 12:46pm

I just made that from scratch. There may well be ready-made files and clusters out there, but the chances are they won't do what you're after anyway, at least not exactly.

Permalink Reply by Riccardo Majewski on February 2, 2015 at 2:19pm

David were right!
This monster weight a lot!

I've done it just as a joke :P
(enable internalized curve, and... wait...)

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• what.gh, 24 KB

Permalink Reply by Aristo Compasso on August 12, 2016 at 10:09am

Hi all,

Apologies for reviving this topic. I found it when I was looking to make a corrugated pipe based on a helix. Not that at a distance the difference would be noticeable, but for learning purposes it is worth the exercise. Please note that this pipe would be curved along its length. Any thoughts?

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