Creating Vertical Lines through two grids

I was wondering if there was an easier way to do this. I am following a tutorial that is for an older model of grasshopper and since things have been changed I was wondering if anyone knew of an easier way to do this. Instead of reversing it multiple times and duplicating the [range], [cross reference], and [xyz point] commands. All I need to do is create vertical lines from one grid to the other.

Thanks

Attachments:

Grid Connectors.pdf, 1.7 MB

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Permalink Reply by djordje on January 25, 2013 at 3:53pm

Hi Jake,

You can use the "Sub surface" component to divide your surface into a couple of panels and then connect the centers of those panels from both surfaces (lower and upper):

Attachments:

interconnecting lines.gh, 3 KB
interconnecting lines.3dm, 61 KB

Permalink Reply by Jake Fullman on January 26, 2013 at 8:47am

I have done this but the lines want to connect to different points across the face of the other surface. I have to keep fiddling with the reverses to get it to become somewhat straight.

Permalink Reply by djordje on January 26, 2013 at 10:31am

Please attach you .gh and .3dm files.

Permalink Reply by Jake Fullman on January 27, 2013 at 9:14pm

Nevermind I figured it out, I believe the surfaces were created in two different directions so I changed it around and they connect to the correct points, although they still arent vertically straight, there would be no way to make them into a column grid.

Attachments:

Vertical Lines Between Surfaces.gh, 3 KB
Vertical Lines through Surfaces.3dm, 65 KB

Permalink Reply by Michael Pryor on January 27, 2013 at 9:27pm

The definition is working fine. It is because your Surfaces are made in a very odd way so the UV is very distorted. I suggest remaking the surfaces, specifically the bottom one via planar surface from edge curves. For reference here is a definition doing the same as djordje but works by setting any number of surfaces into one surface component.

Permalink Reply by Jake Fullman on January 28, 2013 at 7:29am

I have gotten it to be created similar to your picture, I was just wondering if there was a way to create a column grid through these surfaces or would it be better to create two flat surfaces on the top and bottom of these and go about it that way?

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