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Pieter Segeren replied to davisdc's discussion Help Please: Reversing loft direction/ filling gaps in pattern

"Glad you like it. But I don't understand what you mean asking how it's 'wrapped seamlessly'. Maybe you mean that the slider is set to allow even numbers only? Actually I simply forgot to un-reparameterize the referenced surface…"

Feb 13, 2012

davisdc replied to davisdc's discussion Help Please: Reversing loft direction/ filling gaps in pattern

"This is fantastic Pieter, I can't thank you enough! From what I can see, you were able to achieve what I needed in half the components that I was already using- to simplify more would be very impressive. How were you able to wrap…"

Feb 12, 2012

Pieter Segeren replied to davisdc's discussion Help Please: Reversing loft direction/ filling gaps in pattern

"Hi davisdc, here is my attempt. I think it could be simplyfied some more though.."

Feb 12, 2012

davisdc replied to davisdc's discussion Help Please: Reversing loft direction/ filling gaps in pattern

"Thanks Peter That kind of works.. I was messing around with the mirror component as well. The pattern isn't seamless though, which will be a problem. Is the problem perhaps within my original definition? Am I going about wrapping the…"

Feb 9, 2012

Peter Kluck replied to davisdc's discussion Help Please: Reversing loft direction/ filling gaps in pattern

"it´s a bit buggy, but have a look at this, Best, Peter "

Feb 9, 2012

davisdc replied to davisdc's discussion Help Please: Reversing loft direction/ filling gaps in pattern

"I've been trying to apply the above lofted pattern to an elipse form but as expected, it does not wrap. Thus I've changed my original script because I realized I need this screen to wrap a circular building facade. Anyways, I am now…"

Feb 9, 2012

davisdc replied to davisdc's discussion Help Please: Reversing loft direction/ filling gaps in pattern

"I see what you did there, that works very well. Also gets rid of the random extra "zig zag" line you see in the above photo. Thanks!"

Feb 8, 2012

davisdc replied to davisdc's discussion Help Please: Reversing loft direction/ filling gaps in pattern

"Yes that is it! Thanks so much"

Feb 8, 2012

Dedackelzucht replied to davisdc's discussion Help Please: Reversing loft direction/ filling gaps in pattern

"Hey, I could not manage to get your version work for a division in u and v direction, and only with a odd number of divisions. therfore I added a definition i would do it. Maybe this helps Best Regards DeDackel"

Feb 8, 2012

Peter Kluck replied to davisdc's discussion Help Please: Reversing loft direction/ filling gaps in pattern

"Is this what you are looking for? Best, Peter"

Feb 8, 2012

davisdc replied to davisdc's discussion Help Please: Reversing loft direction/ filling gaps in pattern

"Here is the grasshopper definition I've written so far"

Feb 8, 2012

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Help Please: Reversing loft direction/ filling

Hey guys, Im a long time follower on these boards but have never posted myself. I am designing a modular screen prototype and am having trouble getting my grasshopper definition to loft the way I want. As you can see in the files attached I have created lofts that are essentially trapezoids on an angle. However, you'll notice there are gaps between each trapezoid. I need to fill those gaps with an identical loft as its adjacent counterpart (or surface created somehow) so that from a top view it…See More

Feb 8, 2012

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