looking for bridge tutorials - component geometry

At the moment I am trying to familiarise myself with tutorials of grasshopper online; I am looking for tutorials that deal with bridge design, component geometries, how to use multiple attractors etc... or anything else you could think of that might help me along my way with designing a bridge within grasshopper.

If you can think of anything to get me started I would appreciate the help. I look forward to hearing from you,

Thank you,

Jess

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Permalink Reply by Chris Tietjen on February 10, 2011 at 11:02am

Can you be more specific about the structural style of the bridge?

Chris

Permalink Reply by Jessica Chidester on March 1, 2011 at 10:47am

Hey Chris,

I am interested in working with a foot bridge, with a long span.

So structurally I am looking at are;

-space frames

-suspended deck

-cable net

Does this help?

Permalink Reply by Chris Tietjen on March 1, 2011 at 8:46pm

Do you have any graphic references you can post? How long is long and what are you spanning across?

For projects with many physical components you need to have some skill with data tree management so be on the lookout for that. Remember too that the more specific you can be with questions about any element of your design the easier it is to get going in some direction even if changes will be made down the line.

Be sure to check out Jon Mirtshin's 'GeomertyGym'.

Chris

Permalink Reply by Chris Tietjen on March 3, 2011 at 12:19am

I doubt that this is very efficient but it gives the idea of a basic module being repeated and perhaps some of what might be involved in developing a space frame.

Chris

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Permalink Reply by shima sn on April 13, 2011 at 8:22pm

hi i was looking for space frames and i found this discussion, very interesting.

i'm actually trying to make a space frame between two carve surfaces, in which the modules are perpendicular to the surface... may be out of normal lines... do you have a suggestion for me to look at?

thank you

Permalink Reply by Jon Mirtschin on February 10, 2011 at 1:23pm

Hi Jess,

You can find a sample model of a bridge in Grasshopper at this post on my blog http://geometrygym.blogspot.com/2010/04/parametric-structure-models... and a couple of others feature other structural models including space frames. If you do have something specific in mind, post some more details and we'll see what might help.

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