Don’t know if anyone will find this of interest but I have added a
definition to the files page that I thought I would share with the
community as I haven't contributed anything other than crash reports
to Grasshopper so far.

Z_colour.ghx [created 2009-03-10 by Danny Boyes]

http://grasshopper3d.googlegroups.com/web/Z_Colour.ghx

Points of Interest:-
An analytical use of Grasshopper
Colouring Mesh Vertices based on surface's Z value
Grid surface with randomly generated height values
Toggling between two colouring options for the mesh

Background:-
This definition was created to generate 2D diagrams to represent the
deformation of a structure with colours depicting the amount of
displacement. Originally the surface to be treated with this was a
trimmed patch surface created in Rhino from a series of points
representing the actual measurements of displacement.

Development:-
To demonstrate this definition I added a random surface to display the
results, also a second option of colour gradient seen here as the
terrain option.

Grasshopper Wishes:-
As a result of this definition I have a few items for the wish list.
1.) Colour Spectrum Property Output. With this example I have a second
set of colour gradients that are copied from the first instance. If I
edit the first instance it would be convenient to have a link that
transfers the properties of the spectrum.
2.) Grouping Components. I know there is development of the clusters
under way; however, it would be nice to be able to group components
with out creating clusters. This would help with copying and moving
blocks of components.
3.) Cluster Name Component. Can there be a special kind of Panel that
provides the source of a clusters name when you included it in the
creation of a cluster?
4.) Cluster Creation Point. Can the position that the cluster is made
be the geometric centre of the components used to create it?

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