but rather than keep everyone waiting, I've decided to share some as they become ready.
This also has the advantage that questions about components can be more easily grouped under the relevant post - so please do add any questions / comments / bugs / suggestions about these examples below.
So today I am posting some examples of the mesh utilities that come with the new release.
While these are not directly physics based, many of the forces and types of relaxation in Kangaroo are designed to work with meshes, and in the process of development I've ended up adding a number of simple utilities to make working with them a little easier.
I recommend also installing Weaverbird which has many more subdivision functions and other useful tools for working with meshes in Grasshopper. Also Plankton, Turtle, MeshEdit and Starling extend these possibilities still further.
Diagonalize
This component replaces every edge of a mesh with a new face. The new faces will always be quads, except for along the boundaries, where they will be triangles. It can be used to easily create diagrids. The input mesh can contain any mix of triangles and quads.
When treating the edges of a quad mesh as springs, diagonalizing it will often significantly change its physical behaviour. If you are trying to planarize a quad mesh, diagonalizing may sometimes allow you to stay closer to a target shape if it matches the curvature directions better.
diagonalize.gh
Checkerboard
This component assigns the faces of a mesh into a checkerboard pattern. The output is a list of 1s and 0s (which could represent black/white or true/false) which can be used to dispatch the faces into 2 lists, where no pair of adjacent faces have the same colour.
One nice application I found for this is applying alternating clockwise and counter-clockwise rotations as shown below. Also, on occasion you may want to planarize a quad mesh, but have some constraints on the shape and grid that prevent this, and triangulating only alternating quads to give a hybrid quad/tri mesh can sometimes be a good compromise, allowing a bit more freedom.
Note - Not all meshes can be assigned a checkerboard pattern!
As a simple example, take a mesh with 3 quads around one vertex - If we assign one black face, then both the neighbouring faces should be white, but then we have 2 white faces adjacent to one another, which violates the checkerboard condition.
Generally, we can say that if a mesh has any internal vertex with an odd number of faces around it, then we cannot apply a consistent checkerboard pattern to it (although not having any odd valence vertices is not in itself an absolute guarantee that a mesh is 'checkerboardable').
checkerboard.gh
WarpWeft
This sorts the edges of a quad mesh into 2 lists of line segments, which are like the warp and weft directions of a fabric. They can also be seen as a sort of mesh equivalent to the u and v isocurves on a NURBS surface.
This can be useful if you want to control the shape of a tension structure, because it allows you to assign different stiffnesses in the 2 directions.
As with the checkerboard component, not all meshes can be consistently assigned warp/weft directions. It follows a similar rule - all internal vertices should have an even number of adjacent faces. With a bit of care, it is usually possible to model the initial mesh in such a way as to allow this.
This component also has an output telling us whether or not each line is on a boundary of the mesh, as we will often want to treat these differently.
Same mesh relaxed with different warp/weft stiffness:
warpweft.gh
MeshCorners
This one is hopefully fairly self explanatory. In many simulations we want to anchor the corner points of a mesh. This saves us having to pick them manually in Rhino.
It works on quad meshes, and looks around the boundary vertices for any which do not have exactly 3 connected edges.
corners.gh
That's all for now. Coming soon - a "mesh tools 2" post explaining more of the components.…
rrEdgeCurve,ListText(0),ListValue(0),ListResult,Rows,dblLength,arrPointsX,arrPointsY Dim arrParameter,i,j,IsoCurveX(),IsoCurveY(),arrSurfPnt() strObject = Rhino.GetObject("Select surface or polysurface", 24) Rhino.EnableRedraw(False) Rows = 10 ListText(0) = "Number rows in structure" ListValue(0) = CStr(Rows) ListResult = Rhino.PropertyListBox(ListText, ListValue, "Settings: ","Surfase Properties") If Not IsArray(ListResult) Then Exit Sub If IsNumeric(ListResult(0)) Then Rows = CInt(ListResult(0)) Else Rows = 10 End If Rows = Rows - 1 If Not IsNull(strObject) Then arrEdgeCurve = Rhino.DuplicateEdgeCurves (strObject) dblLength = Rhino.CurveLength(arrEdgeCurve(0)) / Rows arrPointsX = Rhino.DivideCurveLength(arrEdgeCurve(0), dblLength) End If If Not IsNull(strObject) Then arrEdgeCurve = Rhino.DuplicateEdgeCurves (strObject) dblLength = Rhino.CurveLength(arrEdgeCurve(1)) / Rows arrPointsY = Rhino.DivideCurveLength(arrEdgeCurve(1), dblLength) End If For i=0 To Rows arrParameter = Rhino.SurfaceClosestPoint(strObject, arrPointsX(i)) ReDim Preserve IsoCurveX(i) IsoCurveX(i) = Rhino.ExtractIsoCurve (strObject, arrParameter , 1) Next Rhino.DeleteObjects arrEdgeCurve For i=0 To Rows arrParameter = Rhino.SurfaceClosestPoint(strObject, arrPointsY(i)) ReDim Preserve IsoCurveY(i) IsoCurveY(i) = Rhino.ExtractIsoCurve (strObject, arrParameter , 0) Next For i=0 To Rows For j=0 To Rows ReDim Preserve arrSurfPnt(j) arrSurfPnt(j) = Rhino.CurveCurveIntersection(IsoCurveX(i)(0), IsoCurveY(j)(0)) Rhino.AddPoint arrSurfPnt(j)(0,1) Next Next For i=0 To Rows Rhino.DeleteObjects IsoCurveX(i) Rhino.DeleteObjects IsoCurveY(i) Next Rhino.EnableRedraw(True) End Sub…
24 1/4 hours) and the part now looks like this:
I have made some extensive changes to Joseph's original code, but the basic parts about placing objects on the surface are still intact. As is typically the case with situations like this, I do not yet completely understand how or why all the code works, but I have learned a lot already and will continue to study it.
I think my version of the code is pretty well finished, but after I post the info for this particular design I plan on making another one that has bumps instead of holes (so it will be solid), and with a different overall shape. I may have to make some additional changes to the code to make this work properly, so I'd rather wait to share the code until after I've done that. It should only take a few hours to make all that happen.
Thanks again for your interest - I'll make another posting here later today.…
Added by Birk Binnard at 9:44am on November 10, 2017
I change paramenters in GH sliders I see the progress in rhino with 4/5 seconds lag.
I think it is not an hardware issue, this is my configuration
Mainboard SuperMicro
Dual CPU Xeon x5650 (24 total core)
12GB DDRIII ECC
Hdd velociraptor 300Gb
Vga Nvidia Quadro FX3800
Hi, I attach the project files; when I move the slider bubbles trying to slide from a little value to another (like 50, 120, ecc) the result on screen is slowly to be shown.My question is, with the pc configuration listed above, is it normal with this project?There are parameters I can set in Grasshopper or Rhino to have faster results?There's a specific driver or configuration for my video card to improve performance?I would be very interested to see if the hardware on my system allows optimal performance with grasshopper or is normal with a definition so short ,even if it is the Voronoi , the system so slow to refresh when I move the slider
Thank you for your time…
[2 of 8] No context surfaces...5. [3 of 8] Writing geometry...6. [4 of 8] Writing Electric Load Center - Generator specifications ...7. [5 of 8] Writing materials and constructions...8. [6 of 8] Writing schedules...9. [7 of 8] Writing loads and ideal air system...10. [8 of 8] Writing outputs...11. ...... idf file is successfully written to : C:\Users\Personal\Desktop\TESI\x006\THOR001\EnergyPlus\THOR001.idf12. 13. Analysis is running!...14. C:\Users\Personal\Desktop\TESI\x006\THOR001\EnergyPlus\eplusout.csv15. ......
Done! Read below for errors and warnings:
16. 17. Program Version,EnergyPlus, Version 8.3.0-6d97d074ea, YMD=2016.01.17 17:56,IDD_Version 8.3.018. 19. ** Warning ** IP: Note -- Some missing fields have been filled with defaults. See the audit output file for details.20. 21. ************* Beginning Zone Sizing Calculations22. 23. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)24. 25. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=00126. 27. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 1 of back surface=PELLE_NORD1 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE00128. 29. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=184.4593)30. 31. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.32. 33. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)34. 35. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=00136. 37. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 2 of back surface=PELLE_NORD1 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE00138. 39. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=184.4593)40. 41. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.42. 43. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)44. 45. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=00146. 47. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 3 of back surface=PELLE_NORD1 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE00148. 49. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=184.4593)50. 51. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.52. 53. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)54. 55. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=00156. 57. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 4 of back surface=PELLE_NORD1 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE00158. 59. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=184.4593)60. 61. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.62. 63. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)64. 65. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=00166. 67. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 1 of back surface=PELLE_NORD2 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE00168. 69. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=184.4593)70. 71. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.72. 73. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)74. 75. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=00176. 77. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 2 of back surface=PELLE_NORD2 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE00178. 79. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=184.4593)80. 81. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.82. 83. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)84. 85. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=00186. 87. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 3 of back surface=PELLE_NORD2 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE00188. 89. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=184.4593)90. 91. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.92. 93. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)94. 95. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=00196. 97. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 4 of back surface=PELLE_NORD2 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE00198. 99. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=184.4593)100. 101. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.102. 103. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)104. 105. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001106. 107. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 1 of back surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE002 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001108. 109. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=184.4593)110. 111. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.112. 113. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)114. 115. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001116. 117. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 2 of back surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE002 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001118. 119. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=184.4593)120. 121. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.122. 123. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)124. 125. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001126. 127. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 1 of back surface=WIN_006_GLZP_0 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001128. 129. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=182.6148)130. 131. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.132. 133. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)134. 135. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001136. 137. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 2 of back surface=WIN_006_GLZP_0 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001138. 139. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=92.2297)140. 141. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.142. 143. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)144. 145. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001146. 147. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 3 of back surface=WIN_006_GLZP_0 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001148. 149. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=92.2297)150. 151. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.152. 153. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)154. 155. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001156. 157. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 1 of back surface=WIN_006_GLZP_1 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001158. 159. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=182.6148)160. 161. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.162. 163. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)164. 165. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001166. 167. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 2 of back surface=WIN_006_GLZP_1 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001168. 169. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=92.2297)170. 171. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.172. 173. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)174. 175. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001176. 177. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 3 of back surface=WIN_006_GLZP_1 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001178. 179. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=182.6148)180. 181. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.182. 183. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)184. 185. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001186. 187. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 1 of back surface=WIN_006_GLZP_2 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001188. 189. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=92.2297)190. 191. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.192. 193. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)194. 195. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001196. 197. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 2 of back surface=WIN_006_GLZP_2 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001198. 199. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=1.8446)200. 201. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.202. 203. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)204. 205. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001206. 207. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 3 of back surface=WIN_006_GLZP_2 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001208. 209. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=1.8446)210. 211. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.212. 213. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)214. 215. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001216. 217. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 1 of back surface=WIN_006_GLZP_3 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001218. 219. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=92.2297)220. 221. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.222. 223. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)224. 225. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001226. 227. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 2 of back surface=WIN_006_GLZP_3 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001228. 229. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=1.8446)230. 231. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.232. 233. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)234. 235. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001236. 237. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 3 of back surface=WIN_006_GLZP_3 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001238. 239. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=92.2297)240. 241. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.242. 243. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)244. 245. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001246. 247. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 3 of back surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE003 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001248. 249. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=184.4593)250. 251. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.252. 253. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)254. 255. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001256. 257. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 4 of back surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE003 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001258. 259. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=184.4593)260. 261. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.262. 263. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)264. 265. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001266. 267. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 1 of back surface=PELLE_EST is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001268. 269. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=184.4593)270. 271. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.272. 273. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)274. 275. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001276. 277. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 2 of back surface=PELLE_EST is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001278. 279. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=184.4593)280. 281. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.282. 283. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)284. 285. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001286. 287. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 1 of back surface=WIN_001_GLZP_0 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001288. 289. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=180.7210)290. 291. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.292. 293. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)294. 295. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001296. 297. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 3 of back surface=WIN_001_GLZP_0 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001298. 299. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=180.7210)300. 301. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.302. 303. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)304. 305. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001306. 307. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 2 of back surface=WIN_001_GLZP_1 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001308. 309. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=180.7210)310. 311. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.312. 313. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)314. 315. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001316. 317. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 3 of back surface=WIN_001_GLZP_2 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001318. 319. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=180.7210)320. 321. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.322. 323. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)324. 325. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001326. 327. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 3 of back surface=PELLE_OVEST is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001328. 329. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=184.4593)330. 331. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.332. 333. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)334. 335. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001336. 337. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 4 of back surface=PELLE_OVEST is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001338. 339. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=184.4593)340. 341. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.342. 343. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)344. 345. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001346. 347. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 1 of back surface=WIN_002_GLZP_0 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001348. 349. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=180.7210)350. 351. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.352. 353. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)354. 355. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001356. 357. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 3 of back surface=WIN_002_GLZP_0 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001358. 359. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=180.7210)360. 361. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.362. 363. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)364. 365. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001366. 367. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 2 of back surface=WIN_002_GLZP_1 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001368. 369. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=180.7210)370. 371. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.372. 373. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)374. 375. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001376. 377. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 1 of back surface=WIN_002_GLZP_2 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001378. 379. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=180.7210)380. 381. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.382. 383. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)384. 385. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001386. 387. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 3 of back surface=PELLE_SOTTO is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001388. 389. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=184.4593)390. 391. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.392. 393. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)394. 395. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001396. 397. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 4 of back surface=PELLE_SOTTO is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001398. 399. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=184.4593)400. 401. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.402. 403. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)404. 405. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001406. 407. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 7 of back surface=PELLE_SOTTO is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001408. 409. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=184.4593)410. 411. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.412. 413. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)414. 415. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001416. 417. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 8 of back surface=PELLE_SOTTO is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001418. 419. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=184.4593)420. 421. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.422. 423. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)424. 425. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001426. 427. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 1 of back surface=PELLE_SOPRA_DUP is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001428. 429. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=184.4593)430. 431. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.432. 433. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)434. 435. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001436. 437. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 4 of back surface=PELLE_SOPRA_DUP is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001438. 439. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=184.4593)440. 441. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.442. 443. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)444. 445. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001446. 447. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 5 of back surface=PELLE_SOPRA_DUP is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001448. 449. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=184.4593)450. 451. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.452. 453. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)454. 455. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001456. 457. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 8 of back surface=PELLE_SOPRA_DUP is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001458. 459. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=184.4593)460. 461. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.462. 463. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)464. 465. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001466. 467. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 1 of back surface=PELLE_NORD2 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE002468. 469. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=167.5695)470. 471. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.472. 473. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)474. 475. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001476. 477. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 2 of back surface=PELLE_NORD2 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE002478. 479. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=167.5695)480. 481. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.482. 483. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)484. 485. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001486. 487. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 3 of back surface=PELLE_NORD2 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE002488. 489. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=195.1092)490. 491. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.492. 493. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)494. 495. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001496. 497. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 4 of back surface=PELLE_NORD2 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE002498. 499. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=195.1092)500. 501. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.502. 503. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)504. 505. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001506. 507. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 3 of back surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE002508. 509. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=167.5695)510. 511. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.512. 513. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)514. 515. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001516. 517. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 4 of back surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE001 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE002518. 519. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=167.5695)520. 521. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.522. 523. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)524. 525. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001526. 527. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 1 of back surface=WIN_005 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE002528. 529. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=32.0568)530. 531. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.532. 533. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)534. 535. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001536. 537. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 2 of back surface=WIN_005 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE002538. 539. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=139.1556)540. 541. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.542. 543. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)544. 545. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001546. 547. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 3 of back surface=WIN_005 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE002548. 549. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=139.1556)550. 551. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.552. 553. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)554. 555. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001556. 557. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 4 of back surface=WIN_005 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE002558. 559. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=32.0568)560. 561. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.562. 563. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)564. 565. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001566. 567. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 1 of back surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE003 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE002568. 569. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=167.5695)570. 571. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.572. 573. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)574. 575. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001576. 577. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 2 of back surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE003 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE002578. 579. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=167.5695)580. 581. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.582. 583. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)584. 585. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001586. 587. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 3 of back surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE003 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE002588. 589. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=167.5695)590. 591. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.592. 593. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)594. 595. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001596. 597. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 4 of back surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE003 is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE002598. 599. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=167.5695)600. 601. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.602. 603. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)604. 605. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001606. 607. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 1 of back surface=PELLE_EST is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE002608. 609. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=195.1092)610. 611. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.612. 613. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)614. 615. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001616. 617. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 2 of back surface=PELLE_EST is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE002618. 619. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=195.1092)620. 621. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.622. 623. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)624. 625. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001626. 627. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 3 of back surface=PELLE_EST is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE002628. 629. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=195.1092)630. 631. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.632. 633. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)634. 635. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001636. 637. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 4 of back surface=PELLE_EST is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE002638. 639. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=195.1092)640. 641. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.642. 643. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)644. 645. ** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=001646. 647. ** ~~~ ** because vertex 5 of back surface=PELLE_EST is in front of receiving surface=PELLE_COMUNIONE002648. 649. ** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator=195.1092)650. 651. ** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead.652. 653. ** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)654. 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thisthe errorthat appen when i lunch E+ with only one zone....what is going on???? …
and then the solar radiation reduction with different shading types. Everything seemed to be working great until an engineer compared the values I was getting with the values she calculated (same geometry and weather file (Mountain View, CA) for June 21st all 24 hours) using IES. I'm attaching my grasshopper definition (geometry internalized), the weather file I'm using and an excel file showing the solar radiation values (highlighted) from both IES and Grasshopper. I assume that Ladybug's calculation process has been vetted and compared to other known procedures/methods, so can anybody shed some (sun) light on what's going on? The engineer would like to know how the solar radiation is calculated, I assume with radiance, is this correct?
Also, when I set the analysis period on June 21st from 15hr - 16hr and from 16hr - 17hr the Ladybug_Radiation_Analysis component gives the nebulous error message: "1. Solution exception:index out of range: 12"
Thank you in advance,
Dustin…
hown in the image) into lengths that are some combination of the numbers 24,36,48 and 60.
I have also generated a randomized list of the number set 24,36,48 and 60 from which to select these combinations. The issues I'm currently having are:
1. The number of random values that the random component is currently selecting from the list is based on each curve length divided by 24. My logic was that dividing each curve length with the smallest number in the set of 24,36, 48 and 60 would give the minimum amount of numbers I have to select randomly. However because the set also has 36,48 and 60, The script very quickly overshoots the curve length. So I am not sure what logic to use to set how many random numbers from the list I should pick for each curve.
2. I need to make this recursive because, currently the seed value for the random selection will remain the same and so I will get the same combination for every length.
The 3 curves shown are just an example. I have 100's of curves that I need to do this to.
My script is attached as well. Hope this helps clarify my query.
Thanks,
Tandon
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Organized by Digital Fabrication in Architecture Studio, NUS.…
. But applying them to desktop systems really makes no sense to me at all.
Many years ago I was a developer for the first 3D graphics software used in any production environment. We used a device called an IBM 2250. This was a 2-color (green & black) raster based video screen coupled with a typewriter keyboard, a "function keyboard" with (I think) 24 programmable buttons, and a device called a light pen.
The light pen was the system's pointing/selecting tool. It had a light sensor in the end that was spring loaded. Pressing it against the screen tripped a microswitch that turned on the light sensor. When the sensor detected the light from the CRT's internal electron beam it created a software interrupt containing the 2250's screen X and Y coordinates at that instant. We used that data to determine what the user was pointing at when the lightpen was pushed against the screen.
It was tiresome and time consuming to have to switch between the keyboard, function keys, and lightpen. We made some jokes about a new breed of 2250 user who somehow grew a third arm and hand to deal with the lightpen while they were pushing keys on the keyboard or function key box.
The whole system would be laughable today, but back then it was the state of the art. Fortunately technology has progressed to the point where current day devices are both intuitive and easy to use. Trying to use a touch screen on a desktop system would be a step backward indeed.…
Added by Birk Binnard at 1:51pm on November 12, 2017