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Ryan Hughes replied to Ryan Hughes's discussion Problem with pipe joints? Need to get file ready for 3d printing.

"Thanks Matt, Will try the ts-pipe command now. I'll let you know how it goes. Regards, Ryan."

May 6, 2012

Matt Gaydon replied to Ryan Hughes's discussion Problem with pipe joints? Need to get file ready for 3d printing.

"Hey Ryan, Can't tell which version of T-Splines your running but in Version 3 there is a command called ts-pipe that will do all the joints for you. There is also a GH T-Splines Plugin that has the command as well. You can get the GH plugin…"

May 6, 2012

Ryan Hughes posted a discussion

Problem with pipe joints? Need to get file ready for 3d printing.

Hi guys,I'm having some trouble with the pipe command in Rhino, and cant seem to resolve my issue through GH either. I used T-Splines to create my shape from a sketch, and then Panelling tools to create a set of edges. When I tried to use the pipe command on these edges, the junctions arent clean and Im not sure why.Any help much appreciated, submission on Thursday :(Ryan…See More

May 6, 2012

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Ryan Hughes replied to Ryan Hughes's discussion Altering triangular / hexagonal panelling to uniform member length.

"Thanks very much Taz, will check these out now. "

Apr 17, 2012

taz replied to Ryan Hughes's discussion Altering triangular / hexagonal panelling to uniform member length.

"Or check out Kangaroo and equilateralization for alternate ideas: http://www.grasshopper3d.com/group/kangaroo/page/example-files"

Apr 16, 2012

taz replied to Ryan Hughes's discussion Altering triangular / hexagonal panelling to uniform member length.

"Arthur did a lot of work with asymmetrical gridshell creation. You could look at his website: http://arthurmani.com/mesh-maker-from-curves-intersection/ Also Google search "gridshell" for this site and a lot will come up..."

Apr 16, 2012

Ryan Hughes posted a discussion

Altering triangular / hexagonal panelling to uniform member length.

Hi everyone,I'm a newcomer to grasshopper, just wondering if there is any way of altering a surface (an asymmetrical dome-style pavillion)[image attached] so that the members used throughout the structure are of uniform dimension. Is there a way of this member uniformity altering the original geometry?If anyone is unsure about an exact solution but could provide a strating point it would be greatly appreciated.Also attached is the triangulated structural form that I am looking to make…See More

Apr 16, 2012

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Ryan Hughes is now a member of Grasshopper

Apr 14, 2012

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