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Josh Gerber replied to Josh Gerber's discussion Map Helix/Corkscrew to Mesh object

"I ended up using just contours, but that's exactly what i needed. Thanks so much for your help!!"

Dec 1, 2011

Josh Gerber replied to Josh Gerber's discussion Map Helix/Corkscrew to Mesh object

"Thanks Taz! I'll give this a try."

Dec 1, 2011

taz replied to Josh Gerber's discussion Map Helix/Corkscrew to Mesh object

"Actually, give this a try... Not the cleanest solution, but functional. It's a simple mesh/line intersection routine. Draw any curve around your mesh object. "

Nov 30, 2011

taz replied to Josh Gerber's discussion Map Helix/Corkscrew to Mesh object

"hmm... You could mess around with Kangaroo to achieve a shrink wrap effect (search for shrink wrap). That's the only GH way I can think of to pull points to a mesh. Otherwise figure out a way to convert your mesh object into…"

Nov 30, 2011

Josh Gerber replied to Josh Gerber's discussion Map Helix/Corkscrew to Mesh object

"Yeah, but not just a single curve. I'd like to break down the mesh into cylindrical curves, if that makes any sense."

Nov 30, 2011

taz replied to Josh Gerber's discussion Map Helix/Corkscrew to Mesh object

"You want to do like a cylindrical projection of the curve to the mesh?"

Nov 30, 2011

Josh Gerber posted a discussion

Map Helix/Corkscrew to Mesh object

Hello! I'm trying to map a series of helical curves onto this mesh object. So far I've only been able to get the one curve to work (see JPG), and even then it doesn't fit the mesh very well. Ideally, I want to then loft the curves to create a corkscrew surface of sorts. I feel like some sort of isotrim is necessary? Any advice/input is welcome. Thanks!JoshSee More

Nov 30, 2011

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Josh Gerber replied to mxmln's discussion spiral

"Hi Chris, I stumbled upon this and its been enormously helpful - thank you.I'm wondering if it would be possible to modify the definition so that a new spiral starts at the base of each curve, forming a corkscrew of…"

Nov 30, 2011

Josh Gerber replied to Josh Gerber's discussion Tessellation Type input in the group Geometry Gym

"Hi Jon, Thanks so much for your reply. I'm wondering: would you be able to tell me why the mesh is inflating in two different directions in my case? Also, is there any way to create a custom tessellation to input into the…"

Nov 26, 2011

Jon Mirtschin replied to Josh Gerber's discussion Tessellation Type input in the group Geometry Gym

"Hi Josh, A couple of suggestions to help. If you right click on the input, you'll find a combo box option to set the input. Here's a screen capture. Note if the menu extends off the control, the selection is lost…"

Nov 26, 2011

Josh Gerber added a discussion to the group Geometry Gym

Tessellation Type input

Hello, I'm trying to make an ETFE facade using the Geometry Gym 'generate tessellation' function. Can somebody tell me how exactly to change the shape and organization of the default tessellation? What sort of input does the function want in the 'tessellation type', 'tessellation nature', and 'tessellation arrange' parameter? Thanks!JoshSee More

Nov 26, 2011

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Josh Gerber joined Jon Mirtschin's group

Geometry Gym

BIM (Building Information Modeling) enhancements for Rhino and Grasshopper, import/export to Revit, Digital Project, Bentley and Archicad amongst others. Also Structure modeling (including analytic) and Computational Geometry Tools such as mesh relaxation/inflation and tessellation tools.See More

Nov 26, 2011

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Josh Gerber joined Daniel Piker's group