Wavey Rectangle

Hey guys,

my problem this time revolves around a rectangle.

I want to divide the line of the rectangle in variable points. These points I want to be able to move individually or influence individually. I tried using graphmapper or thought about attractors but somehow I never got the right result.

Im gonna keep trying but if someone could point me in the right direction I'd be very grateful.

Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by David Rutten on October 18, 2015 at 12:48pm

Divide rectangle into points, either Divide Count, or Divide Distance, or Divide Length or whatever.
Modify each point. I don't know how you want them modified, via an equation? via attractors you control manually? via a bitmap image?
Connect the points using the Polyline component.

If you want the edges of the rectangle to not get segmented you'll have to explode the rectangle into 4 edges first, then modify each edge and turn it into a nurbs curve. Then join the four wavy edges again. If you don't explode your corners will also become rounded.

Permalink Reply by Cheezy-neezy on October 18, 2015 at 1:33pm

Hi David,

thanks for your reply.

I did it with divide length and it seems that that would be the going in the right direction.

How I want them modified? I guess whats easiest to change on the go? I thought about a graph mapper? How would it look with attractors?

Permalink Reply by David Rutten on October 18, 2015 at 4:18pm

I guess whats easiest to change on the go?

Aren't you confusing ends and means here? What is it you want to accomplish?

It is reasonably easy to deform them using point distances and graphs, but that just gives you one specific kind of deformation. What deformation do you need?

Permalink Reply by David Rutten on October 18, 2015 at 4:29pm

Attachments:

waves.gh, 8 KB

Permalink Reply by Cheezy-neezy on October 19, 2015 at 3:07am

Hi David,

thats exactly what i meant. But I get an Error Mesage at the End saying "Input Parameter V failed to collect data". I set the rectangle to the one I needed.

Also, I dont quite understand your last question?

What I had in mind is something like this. But not with bricks.

Attachments:

gramazio_kohler.jpg, 44 KB
parametric-wall-copy.jpg, 169 KB
9ca401dd1ea2eb09730bb1463bd8f3e0.JPG, 141 KB

Permalink Reply by David Rutten on October 19, 2015 at 4:01am

So you want a wavy surface, not a wavy rectangle?

Permalink Reply by Cheezy-neezy on October 19, 2015 at 4:30am

Yes, I shouldve said that shouldn't I?

I planned on extruding the rectangle or copying it and moving it and then loft it.

Sorry for the hassle :/

Permalink Reply by Cheezy-neezy on October 19, 2015 at 7:03am

I tried it. (see attached files) But how can I use the points to change the form of the wave?

And what should I try when I want to make louvres either vertically or horizontally? I tried that aswell and its in the files aswell but its disabled.

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