Offset along a mesh surface

Hi Guys,

Im trying to create x panels for a mesh that i wont to fabricate. To do this i have drawn lines on the quad panel from opposite vertices to form the x. I then want to offset these lines along the mesh. However when i offset them they move away from the mesh as shown below.

i have tried to resolve this problem by:

-trying to reorient the planes from the vertices

-and tried using wb picture frame. However because they were not closed poly lines the function didn't work.

Does anyone know a way that i can offset along a mesh?

I have attached the mesh and definition below, along with a jpeg image of what im trying to achieve with each panel.

Duncan

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Permalink Reply by Hyungsoo Kim on May 7, 2016 at 8:58am

Hi.

I'd like to suggest another method using "Box Morph". You'll need Weaverbird & Meshedit plug-in.

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TwistBoxMorph.gh, 25 KB

Permalink Reply by Duncan Crowe on May 8, 2016 at 4:03am

Hi Hyungsoo Kim,

Thanks for your response, your suggestion helped to get the panels i was looking for. However when attempting to change the geometry boundary using an attractor point to give the form abit more variability i couldn't as the box morph can only manipulate the original geometry.

I am wanting to place the x panels along a mesh but in a way that allows for variation to the boundary of those panels. The variation coming from attractor points.

I am after a similar effect to that of the SOFTlab project common weathers NYSCI.

Is there any suggestions to how i could potentially do this using a mesh to form the overall form? Or whether i could achieve this using my original script or the one you've provided me?

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TwistBoxMorph.3dm, 1.9 MB
TwistBoxMorph.gh, 30 KB

Permalink Reply by Hyungsoo Kim on May 8, 2016 at 7:24am

Hi.

Of course you can apply attractor logic to both definitions.

Permalink Reply by Hyungsoo Kim on May 8, 2016 at 7:34am

file.

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TwistBoxMorph_rev2.gh, 32 KB

Permalink Reply by Duncan Crowe on May 9, 2016 at 9:18am

Thanks for your help Hyungsoo Kim, i didnt realise that box morph was so adaptable. The way youve tackled the attractor point makes alot more sense than what i was trying to do with it.

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