generative modeling for Rhino
PanelingTools GH Add-On
Information
Parametric tools to create and manipulate rectangular grids, attractors and support creative morphing of parametric patterns.
This is a BETA version and works only with the latest Rhino 5.0 BETA on Windows 32 & 64 Bit.
Location: Seattle, USA
Members: 297
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Downloads and Installation (Last update: October 15, 2012):
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Each time you update, please do the following:
1- Download the latest Rhinoceros 5 Beta
2- Download the latest PanelingTools for Rhino 5.0 Plugin and PT-GH Add On.
3- Open Rhino and run Grasshopper, you should see the PanelingTools menu in Rhino and PanelingTools tab in Grasshopper.
Where to start:
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The PanelingTools for Grasshopper Primer (PDF) has many tutorials and detailed description of all components with examples. You can use as a start point to learn about the plugin.
Download The Primer Examples and Tutorials. This includes all components example and tutorials as Grasshopper definitions.
Overview:
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First step is to create a rectangular grid using one of the tools in "Grid" tab. Some of these components take a list of points, which you can generate using GH standard components, or divide a curve using one of the tools under "Curve" tab of PanelingTools.
Once a grid is created, you can shuffle it using one of the attraction methods under "Grid Attractors" tab. One output is the shuffled grid, another output is the normalized weights based on the attraction method that can be used for variable offset or variable paneling for example.
"Grid Utility" tab helps you do things like extracting points from the grid, replace points, extract center grid, expand grids, create surface from grid, etc.
"Panel Utility" tab has components to pull panel edges to a surface using pull, iso curves or shortest path.
"Panel2D" tab has many ways to panel the rectangular grid and populate 2D components.
"Panel3D" contain components to populate 3D patterns between 2 bounding grids.
If you used PanelingTools plugin for Rhino, then the Parameters tab is for you. You can use PanelingTools for Rhino to create your grid, then input into GH as a tree structure using "Select" component. The "Bake" components is to bake a grid in a format that can be used by PanelingTools plugin for Rhino. If you only work with GH, then you can safely ignore this tab.
Note: All input/output of PanelingTools Add-on to GH use standard geometry and you can use standard GH components to manipulate them. Grids for example are nothing but simple tree structures (no nesting). You can think of it as a list of rows or paths that contain certain number of leafs or elements.
It is important to try to avoid FLATTENING a grid. If you have to flatten a grid, there is a utility to recompose it if you knew the number of rows, but seriously, stay away from flattening!
Feedback:
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Please feel free to post bugs, questions and suggestions to improve the tools. Please use the discussion of this group to post question when possible.
Discussion Forum
New PanelingTools Release of May 8, 2013
Hi All,A new release of PanelingTools for Rhino 5 and Grasshopper is now available forDownload...New…Continue
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Started by Rajaa Issa May 8.
If you have trouble installing or loading PanelingTools...
Hi,We are working on fixing the Rhino rhi installer bugs, and we need your help.If you are having any problem installing or loading the latest release of PanelingTools, please email the following to…Continue
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Started by Rajaa Issa Apr 30.
install problem 2 Replies
i couldnt run the file 'PanelingTools_2013_04_25_00.rhi'. when i excute it, it appears a window and ask me with which programm i wanna run it!then i was confused and i have chosen rhino as the…Continue
Started by Frank. Last reply by RubenV Apr 30.
102 Space Frame tutorial with PT-GH 10 Replies
The tutorial shows step by step how to define the space frame system using PanelingTools for Grasshopper. I attached the data sheet and the GH definition.Let me know if you have any…Continue
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Started by Rajaa Issa. Last reply by Sarah Yeun Apr 26.
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Comment by Rajaa Issa on May 15, 2012 at 9:08am -
Zayad,
If you install the PanelingTools.rhi, you should not have to move it to plugin folder. There is something wrong there and will have to contact you off the list to figure this out.
Also, May 3 is the latest release of PT, you are running an old version. Let's investigate this further.
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Comment by Zayad Motlib on May 14, 2012 at 9:37pm -
Hi Rajaa;
In the plugin manager, PT is located inside the plug ins folder for Rhino5. The version of that plug in is created on March 20, 2012.
I deleted that folder, along with the registery folder inside User's folder, then re-installed the PanelingTools.rhi installer. When I started Rhino, there was no paneling tools menu. I brought back the PanelingTools folder inside the Plugins folder, then I went to the Plug in manager to install it. PT menu was back again, but when I run GH, I still have the problem with the attractors. I run the PanelingTools.rhi installer again, but still same problem.
Am I following your steps correctly, or am I creating a mess here?
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Comment by Rafael Marrero on May 14, 2012 at 8:58pm -
Hi Rajaa,
I'm also having problems installing the PT-GH Add-on. I followed all installation steps and troubleshooting tips on this comment wall. After installing everything, when I run Grasshopper, no Paneling Tools tab appears on the interface.
I am running the latest version of Rhino 5 64-bit (5.1.2012.508, 05/08/2012), the latest Grasshopper (build 0.80066) and the latest PT version ( 03 May 2012) on a Windows 7 64-bit system.
Could you please help?
Rafael
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Comment by Rajaa Issa on May 14, 2012 at 3:01pm
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Can you please email your system details, versions of Rhino and GH you are using to rajaa@mcneel.com?
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Comment by Michele Calvano on May 14, 2012 at 2:14pm -
Hi Rajaa
I did everything you said but it still does not work. I don't know why!
Help me!
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Comment by Rajaa Issa on May 14, 2012 at 10:47am
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Hi Zayad,
This is very odd, somehow your computer is pointing to an old PT.
If you go to pluginManger and under PanelingTools in the list of plugins, what is the path you have?
If you go to that path and delete all PanelingTools folders and reinstall PanelingTools.rhi installer, does that help it?
Thanks
-Rajaa
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Comment by Zayad Motlib on May 12, 2012 at 5:59am
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Hi Rajaa,
It is not working in the 004_GridAttractors.gh either. See attached image.
I am using Rhino V (5.1.2012.508), GH 0.8.0066, and PT lastest version of May03, 2012. Window 7, 64 bit.
thanks
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Comment by Rajaa Issa on May 11, 2012 at 5:08pm
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Hi Zayad,
Sorry to hear that. Can you open 004_GridAttractors.gh file in the examples file? Is it working?
If not, can you tell what version of Rhino, PanelingTools and PT-GH are you using?
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Comment by Zayad Motlib on May 11, 2012 at 2:29pm
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Hi Rajaa;
I am having a problem with the ptPointAtts and ptCrvAtts components. They do not seem to work. I even tried the Wall tutorial, following the exact steps, but the ptPointAtts does not seem to work. Any idea?
Thanks
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Comment by Rajaa Issa on May 11, 2012 at 9:26am
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Hi there,
Once you get the latest Rhino 5.0, you need to download 2 files:
- PanelingTools plugin for Rhino 5.0 Installer (http://download.rhino3d.com/Rhino/5.0/PanelingToolsV5/)
- PT-GH (PlanelingTools plugin for Grasshopper), unzip and save to %appdata%\Grasshopper\Libraries file on your computer.
Did you do these steps?
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