How to generate a regular pattern on multiple joined surfaces

Hi all,

okay I am still quite new to Grasshopper and I have been using Kangaroo recently but what my main problem has been is generating a regular pattern on a mesh to kangaroo properly. I have multiple surfaces that I'm welding together. Unfortunately these surfaces aren't regular which it makes is tricky.

I understand that my process of joining these surfaces together using split and join might be where its hurting my process of trying to get a regular mesh but I'm struggling to come up with an answer how to make my surface in which I can then start to form using kangaroo.

I have tried lunchbox (didnt work because it was circular) and weaverbird and mesh + struggled because the original surface wasn't clean.

I would be looking for something similar to this http://www.grasshopper3d.com/forum/topics/need-help-for-an-opening-....

Any ideas would be great.

Thanks,

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Permalink Reply by James on April 30, 2016 at 6:38am

btw I have tried mesh machine but i was looking for something more regular

Permalink Reply by James on April 30, 2016 at 7:01am

a good reference would be something like fosters mexico airport, where the structural columns are formed into the roof structure

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Permalink Reply by Hyungsoo Kim on April 30, 2016 at 10:09am

Meshmachine usally let me get decent outcome. Check attached def. if you want. Best.

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Permalink Reply by James on April 30, 2016 at 1:24pm

ahh this is super cool, thanks alot. I was looking for the middle circle to be higher but ill try crack it with moving anchor points and gravity.

Thanks for your help!

Permalink Reply by James on April 30, 2016 at 1:26pm

i didn't realise you could use anchor points that weren't exactly connected to the mesh like you've done. Thanks

Permalink Reply by James on April 30, 2016 at 3:16pm

Hi Hyungsoo,

I have had a go at moving the middle circle higher, in the same way you moved the outer circle during the simulation. But it doesn't seem to work, just seems to blow up, I have tried editing the force to its lower but didn't have any joy with that either. not sure exactly why its failing.

Any ideas would be great.

Thanks,

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Permalink Reply by Hyungsoo Kim on April 30, 2016 at 11:52pm

Something like this?

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Permalink Reply by James on May 1, 2016 at 4:43am

yeah this is great. A quick question though. I was struggling with the performance of speed with my script. I notice your script is much quicker. I always under the impression the timer had to be enabled? guess that's not the case ?

Permalink Reply by James on May 1, 2016 at 4:43am

thank you!

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