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Eugene popov replied to Matt Harrisson's discussion Tensile Structure

"The new version of K3-Tent system has been laid-open on the page http://tent.k3-cottage.com/ so previous installation should be substituted for the newer one."

Feb 18

Eugene popov replied to Matt Harrisson's discussion Tensile Structure

"Hi, Matt It seems the site you're looking for http://tent.k3-cottage.com/"

Dec 30, 2012

Chris Tietjen replied to Matt Harrisson's discussion Slicing a model in Grasshopper?

"I haven't tested this on a complex form but I think this is more in line with what you're looking for. Chris"

May 4, 2011

Matt Harrisson replied to Matt Harrisson's discussion Slicing a model in Grasshopper?

"Hi Chris, Thanks for the reply. However I'm not looking to generate 2d section curves. I wish to cut a model and retain one portion. Like cutting an orange with a knife and throwing half away. The first two images are generated…"

May 4, 2011

Chris Tietjen replied to Matt Harrisson's discussion Slicing a model in Grasshopper?

"This illustrates a method that might work for you. The geometry here is a box within a box and a sphere partially within a box. You could create multiple sections by using a series component input or a list input in place of the slider…"

May 4, 2011

Matt Harrisson posted a discussion

Slicing a model in Grasshopper?

Is it possible to slice through a model in Grasshopper. I know of the wirecut tool in Rhino. This is a great tool but only works on a single polysurface at a time. Also there is the section tools for Rhino which are great for producing 2d and 3d drawings but there is no "Bake" type feature that allows exporting the cut geometry. When you try to export you just get the whole model. Is there any way of slicing through a group or a selection of objects in grasshopper or a plugin which is akin to…See More

May 4, 2011

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Jon Mirtschin replied to Matt Harrisson's discussion Tensile Structure

"Hi Matt, I've been trying to find time to demonstrate this type of membrane form finding having just seen some nice canopies and shelters in Australia, thanks for the prompt and sample problem. The attached definition is a…"

May 2, 2011

Matt Harrisson replied to Matt Harrisson's discussion Tensile Structure

"Hey Daniel, Thanks for the updated file. That is definitely an improvement. The top boundary was a little wild before, I wasn't sure about how to fix this though. I've not seen that naked edge component before, it's…"

May 2, 2011

Daniel Piker replied to Matt Harrisson's discussion Tensile Structure

"Nice example - thanks for sharing Matt. Also - If you want to have more control over the boundary curves, I suggest maybe giving those edges different spring properties (stiffer, and non-zero rest length). Here's an example of this :"

May 2, 2011

Matt Harrisson replied to Matt Harrisson's discussion Tensile Structure

"I've had another go and got some pretty decent results. I thought I'd share it for other wanting the same result. I needed to convert the BREP to a mesh and then use the closest point component to find the mesh vertices that are…"

May 2, 2011

Matt Harrisson posted a discussion

Tensile Structure

Hi, I'm looking for some guidance on modelling a tensile fabric roof. It will be quite a complex roof. I've looked at RhinoMembrane but it's a bit too pricey. I've searched all over the forums and Google and found a few other similar questions. I've also checked the official pages for GeometryGym and Kangaroo but I think I'm looking in the wrong places as I can't find any detailed examples or videos that show the definitions. Here's a example of the thing I want to acheive: I created some…See More

May 1, 2011

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Mateusz Zwierzycki replied to Matt Harrisson's discussion An Idea for the Forum

"www.designbymany.com ;] ( i hope nobody will be angry for placing that link here ;])"

Apr 9, 2011

Matt Harrisson posted a discussion

An Idea for the Forum

I have an idea for a possible new forum area. I spend quite a while over at Ronen Bekerman which is a fantastic resource for rendering. They have an area on the forum there where somebody submits a photograph and the community try to produce a rendered image which best imitates the geometry, materials and lighting. They usually show their working along the way. It could be done in a competitive way but mostly it's just for fun and is…See More

Apr 9, 2011

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Matt Harrisson replied to Raymond Chau's discussion Getting the normal from specific point on surface.

"Hi Raymond, If you know the xyz coordinates you can do it this way. Use [SurfaceCP] to project your point onto the surface then [EvalSurface] at the point. Matt. "

Mar 25, 2011

Matt Harrisson replied to Evan Bauer's discussion Firefly in GH 8

"Yes, when I updated Grasshopper my Firefly components disappeared. I just downloaded the latest build of Firefly and then in Grasshopper did File -> Special Folders -> Components Folder... and copied the contents of Firefly Installation…"

Mar 24, 2011

Daniel Piker replied to Matt Harrisson's discussion Getting numbers from Kangaroo

"Hi Matt, Here is an example of combining Galapagos and Kangaroo: http://smartgeometry.org/index.php?option=com_community&view=groups&task=viewdiscussion&groupid=2&topicid=20&Itemid=0 and I've been having…"

Mar 23, 2011