Rhino - Patterning Based on Point Distance with Grasshopper

16. June 2008, 4:11 Uhr_Tutorials - Rhino Grasshopper, _Tutorials - Rhino ModelingDavid fano

Software : Rhino 3d and Grasshopper (Explicit History)
Level : Intermediate
Description : In this Rhino video tutorial we cover how to make scaling circular patterns based on the distance between points. This is similar to a tutorial i built in 3ds Max with wire parameters.

Please have a look in the forum for more Grasshopper files and images.

Topics Covered
-New Grasshopper UI
-Series component explained
-Creating point grids
-Using the distance component
-Driving geometry with parameters
-Using the mathematic operation components

Rhino Circle Pattern


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Link to Forum post with source files

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8 comments:

  1. dillon, 16. June 2008, 16:28


    Thank you for showing the use of series and divide by range. Here’s a video showing what appears to be two or more kinds of series - one controlling the size of aperture in relationship with something (not sure what from the video), and the other controlling the height of individual component. It seems like the relationships set for aperture size operates independently from the relationships set for height of component.

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=KtfZqz2r0Vg

    Now is time to upgrade to grasshopper and try an exercise involving multiple series :)

     
  2. David fano, 16. June 2008, 20:19


    Thanks. Looks pretty cool. I’ll be building some more complex models soon. Still building up the basics though.

    Dave

     
  3. _aLinG_, 18. June 2008, 1:53


    Hey Dave, I have develop a little mre complex GH profile that makes the same but avoid the circles intersection. I make that with some boolean filters.

    If you are interested in that profile write to me and I will email it to you ;)

    Best Regards.
    Ángel Linares García.
    angellinaresgarcia@gmail.com

     
  4. Thrilla_in_Manila, 23. June 2008, 12:30


    David, Thank you so much for the video. very helpfull.

    two questions,

    can Grasshopper perform like the Paracloud plug in? and produce the same type of geometry?

    is it possible to link the data to be controlled by excel or some other type of spread sheet?

    Thanks!

     
  5. jaosn, 2. July 2008, 10:08


    hi David, thanks for sharing all of this, i followed your tutorial and was not able to select the coltrol point and move around it. what went wrong? thanks.

     
  6. Raphael Arlot, 3. July 2008, 7:42


    Hi David,
    I’ve got the same problem as jaosn, the b output of the distance controler does not follow the point when i move it around,
    Thanls
    Regards

     
  7. David fano, 3. July 2008, 8:15


    Post you definition file on the forum. i’ll take a look at it

     
  8. Rhino Grasshopper - Patterning with 2 Attractor Points | Design ReForm (Pingback), 8. July 2008, 21:52
     


    [...] : In this Rhino / Grasshopper video tutorial we expand on a previous video from the site, Rhino - Patterning Based on Point Distance with Grasshopper. The idea is to use 2 points rather than one.  The logic is borrowed from Andy Payne on a 3ds Max [...]

     

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