algorithmic modeling for Rhino
Parametric tools to create and manipulate rectangular grids, attractors and support creative morphing of parametric patterns.
This is a BETA version and works only with the latest Rhino 5.0 BETA on Windows 32 & 64 Bit.
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Latest Activity: Jan 6
Downloads and Installation (Last update: October 15, 2012):
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Each time you update, please do the following:
1- Download the latest service release of Rhinoceros 5 and the latest Grasshopper.
2- Download the latest PanelingTools for Rhino 5.0 and Grasshopper. Make sure to double click on the installer to install.
3- Open Rhino, you should see PanelingTools menu in Rhino. Open Grasshopper, you should see the PanelingTools tab in Grasshopper.
Where to start:
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The PanelingTools for Grasshopper Primer (PDF) has many tutorials and detailed description of all components with examples. You can use as a start point to learn about the plugin.
Download The Primer Examples and Tutorials. This includes all components example and tutorials as Grasshopper definitions.
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Overview:
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First step is to create a rectangular grid using one of the tools in "Grid" tab. Some of these components take a list of points, which you can generate using GH standard components, or divide a curve using one of the tools under "Curve" tab of PanelingTools.
Once a grid is created, you can shuffle it using one of the attraction methods under "Grid Attractors" tab. One output is the shuffled grid, another output is the normalized weights based on the attraction method that can be used for variable offset or variable paneling for example.
"Grid Utility" tab helps you do things like extracting points from the grid, replace points, extract center grid, expand grids, create surface from grid, etc.
"Panel Utility" tab has components to pull panel edges to a surface using pull, iso curves or shortest path.
"Panel2D" tab has many ways to panel the rectangular grid and populate 2D components.
"Panel3D" contain components to populate 3D patterns between 2 bounding grids.
If you used PanelingTools plugin for Rhino, then the Parameters tab is for you. You can use PanelingTools for Rhino to create your grid, then input into GH as a tree structure using "Select" component. The "Bake" components is to bake a grid in a format that can be used by PanelingTools plugin for Rhino. If you only work with GH, then you can safely ignore this tab.
Note: All input/output of PanelingTools Add-on to GH use standard geometry and you can use standard GH components to manipulate them. Grids for example are nothing but simple tree structures (no nesting). You can think of it as a list of rows or paths that contain certain number of leafs or elements.
It is important to try to avoid FLATTENING a grid. If you have to flatten a grid, there is a utility to recompose it if you knew the number of rows, but seriously, stay away from flattening!
Feedback:
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Please feel free to post bugs, questions and suggestions to improve the tools. Please use the discussion of this group to post question when possible.
Hi Rajaa, hi everyone,I am new to Paneling Tools.I am trying to get my head around how to apply custom shapes using the "Morph 2D" component. Specifically, i try to apply a hexagon pattern and here…Continue
Started by FrankS. Last reply by DATEM_T Sep 19, 2020.
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Started by Rajaa Issa. Last reply by Rajaa Issa Sep 30, 2019.
Individually very simple operation but I want to incorporate both a positive and negative (magnitude) point attractor to create a grid. I've attached file. How do I incorporate the negative…Continue
Tags: attraction, point
Started by Carlos Fernandez. Last reply by Rajaa Issa Nov 1, 2018.
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Started by adimeyero. Last reply by adimeyero May 21, 2018.
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Hi Se Hoon Jang,
Can you post the error message?
Hi Michele,
Please make sure you have the latest:
- Rhino 5.0 Beta
- PanelingTools.rhi installer (double click to install)
- PTComponentLibrary
Once you do, open new session of Rhino and Grasshopper and it should work. Let me know how it goes.
Hi ehsan,
Are you using Rhino 4.0 or Rhino 5.0 Beta?
hi . i downloaded it but i cant setup in grasshopper !!! please help me! as a matter of fact when it downloadet , i have only some rhp file not setup file
any way thank u for p.t
Hi Andrew,
I noticed that. We will be working on the rhi installer and hopefully get it fixed soon. Thanks.
Hi Rajaa, the RHI file seems to only work in 64 bit.
excellent work! waiting panel3d.
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