architectural units

I am trying to convert a number measured in grasshopper into architectural units, (for example converting (6.34375 to 6' 4-7/8"). Does anyone have a good strategy on how to accomplish this?

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Permalink Reply by taz on July 8, 2010 at 7:01pm

This attempt can only be described as cumbersome. This ideally wants to be more scripted...

I *think* it rounds everything correctly but it's not yet reducing all fractions for a given precision.

If anyone else can think of a clever way to deal with the issue shown below, feel free to improve the definition. Will only work with GH 0.7.

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archDim_gh7.ghx, 425 KB

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Permalink Reply by robert cervellione on July 8, 2010 at 7:03pm

i have a version i use that works well

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convert to FI.ghx, 35 KB

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Permalink Reply by taz on July 8, 2010 at 7:11pm: 6.48 is the magic number... Should be 6' 5-3/4"; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by robert cervellione on July 8, 2010 at 7:15pm: that what it is 6/8 is 3/4 just set tol to 4; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by taz on July 8, 2010 at 7:21pm: For an architectural dim rounded to an eighth of an inch tolerance the fraction displayed should still be irreducible.

The greatest common divisor needs to be found.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatest_common_divisor; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by robert cervellione on July 8, 2010 at 8:13pm: how picky!

here you go.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by robert cervellione on July 8, 2010 at 8:27pm

oops try this

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convert to FI_v3.ghx, 39 KB

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Permalink Reply by taz on July 9, 2010 at 10:15am: ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by robert cervellione on July 9, 2010 at 10:20am: are you sure you have the right file. it does not do that for me; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by taz on July 9, 2010 at 10:24am: You're right.

I downloaded the new one but opened the old one.

Nice work and lovely little GCD function.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by robert cervellione on July 10, 2010 at 7:42am

thanks, i figure if i am letting people use this i would clean it up one more time. i thought the name you had ArchDim was way better (hope you dont mind) and i added 2 outs that let you use the feet and inch values ad doubles.

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