How do I use GeometryGym to create a rectangular pipe from a curve?

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Permalink Reply by Jon Mirtschin on December 19, 2011 at 1:54pm

Hi Kashuo,

Are you doing this in Rhino or Grasshopper?

If in Rhino, try watching this youTube clip and see if it helps: http://geometrygym.blogspot.com/2009/07/generating-structure-in-rhi...

If in Grasshopper, I've attached a sample, simply associate the input to your curves.  If it doesn't work, can you post your file?

Cheers,

Jon

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• 111220 user profile.gh, 2 KB

Permalink Reply by Javier Benitez on December 19, 2011 at 7:31pm

im not sure if I have understand your problem, but this may help you

Permalink Reply by Michael van Telgen on December 20, 2011 at 1:59am

Using SDR and SSI this is very easy. You can use the sections catalog or define your own section. Here's an example of how you should wire the components:

Permalink Reply by Fanny B on August 12, 2012 at 8:48pm

I used Javier's scheme to create a simple rectangular piping. But I have a problem, it works perfectly with one curve, but if I inout 2 curves, it merges them into a weird shape...
Could anyone give me a hint ?
And itsn't there somewhere a much simpler way to do this...?

Thank you all, this forum is a gold mine.

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• piping3.jpg, 430 KB

Permalink Reply by Jon Mirtschin on August 12, 2012 at 11:32pm

Hi Fanny,  

Can you post your model so we can assist? (including rhino file if dependent)

It looks like you're using native grasshopper components, the posts above are taking advantage of an advanced sweep routine in my plugin StructDrawRhino.  There's also BIM routines to export to Archicad or Revit using IFC plugin.  Details of how to get started with this at http://www.geometrygym.com/installing

Cheers,

Jon

Permalink Reply by Fanny B on August 15, 2012 at 3:42am

Thank you Jon, sorry for the late reply, I'm having troubles uploading files...

Attached is the GH file I used to do the piping.

I've tryed twice to install the plugins you mentionned by it makes rhino 4 crash down, and doesn't seem to work in rhino 5, so I'll see what our IT can do.

Thanks a lot !

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• RECTANGULAR PIPING-2.gh, 2 KB

Permalink Reply by Fanny B on August 15, 2012 at 4:04am

ps : I've downloaded this : http://www.grasshopper3d.com/forum/topics/multiple-square-pipe

I seems to work really well, problem is I don't understand a thing ;)

Also, I'm sure there's a more simple way to do it with Ssi... I'll let you know how it goes.

Permalink Reply by Jon Mirtschin on August 15, 2012 at 5:42am

Hi Fanny,

If you can contact me with details about Grasshopper version etc, I'll try and help troubleshoot the crash.  Do check this page also for information about loading the plugin in Rhino v5 (http://www.geometrygym.com/installing )

Can you post the rhino file associated with your gh def?

Cheers,

Jon