Question: Apply Custom Pattern

Hi Rajaa, hi everyone,

I am new to Paneling Tools.

I am trying to get my head around how to apply custom shapes using the "Morph 2D" component. Specifically, i try to apply a hexagon pattern and here it starts to get tricky.

In non-GH-Panelling Tools:

I see in rajaa's turorial ( http://vimeo.com/album/79634/video/20020346 starting from 13:20) how it's done in non-GH-Panelling Tools. It seems it uses a different concept that involves a unit grid. By that means it seems easier to match a non-stictly-row-and-colum-based pattern (like hex) to the grid.

In GH:

Using "Morph 2D" my shape will always be squeezing into a grid cell.

I have a problem seeing how to apply a seamless hex-grid this way. (since there is always "empty space" in an square cell with a hexagon in it and no cells can overlap)

Could someone give me a hint on how to proceed? Much appreciated.

cheers, frank

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by FrankS on October 16, 2012 at 4:36am

I came this far editing Rajaas "Apply Staggered Pattern" definition:

getting closer, i now know it must be about shifting and changed grid density but i still don't see it through...

Permalink Reply by Rajaa Issa on October 16, 2012 at 1:08pm

Yes, there is a way to do a connecting pattern like in PT for Rhino. You can even generate those in the Rhino side, save pattern to a file, then use the strings from there. Just make sure to place each connection is a separate string input in the PT-GH component.

Here is an example. Please get hold of the build of today (October 16). There was a small bug that I fixed:

Permalink Reply by FrankS on October 16, 2012 at 2:06pm

Hi Rajaa,

thanks a lot for your reply.

I will have to think this over. So, you do not need "Morph 2D" to apply a hex pattern to a grid? I got all stuck trying to make "Morph 2D" work.

frank

Permalink Reply by Rajaa Issa on October 16, 2012 at 3:01pm

Hi Frank,

That is right, you do not need to use morph2d, but you sure can.

Usually Morph2d is a good option to use if you have a repeatable rectangular pattern. In the case of hexagons, you might do it as in this image:

Permalink Reply by FrankS on October 23, 2012 at 3:05am

Hi Rajaa,

Thanks again for your help. Everything worked out fine.

best, frank

Permalink Reply by Craig Reschke on February 22, 2014 at 3:15pm

I'm trying to do this same thing, but with ptMPanel3d. I'm using a triangular cell, and need to to extract the mesh cell to use the Morph battery.

I can get it to work if I use PT3D Cell, but then the cells are always square.

Any thoughts?

Permalink Reply by DATEM_T on September 19, 2020 at 5:26am

Hello Raja,

since i am also a brad new user of Grasshopper, it is really find out the right thing to do paneling. As you see in the attached file i also created a hexagon shape but there are a lot of points to use for input Pn. Despite the efforts for extracting each point, i gave a try to replicate your idea but it did not work. Could you please help me to panel these hexagon

Attachments:

IH40.gh, 26 KB

Permalink Reply by Hannah Stevens on April 15, 2021 at 5:27am

I faced this problem too. I tried using Morph2d, and it worked. I also read the information on this site https://plainmath.net and it helped me. It describes the theory of mathematics with examples, and everything is quite clear. Students mainly use it, but there are many answers. You can use it too. I hope you can finish your work.

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