Hi David, Can you please be more specific, In which cases this can be possible? I'm also iterested in diving a surface with identical panels. Please refer to this article for an exemple : http://www.detail.de/rw_5_Archive_En_HoleArtikel_5990_Artikel.htm And the architects website : http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Projects/1276/Default.aspx
In this case the roof has been divided with a glass pane responding to a very simple rule called Tetragonal crystal system. (http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetragonal_crystal_system). I guess the curvature of the surface is a critical parameter in this case. I'll be more then happy to continue this subject Thank you all On Mar 30, 4:06 pm, David Rutten <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Steve, > > creating a filling pattern with identical panels is only possible in a > very small subset of cases. > It's also impossible to create a closed pattern of hexagons on a > freeform surface, unless you allow the hexagons to be non-symmetrical. > > -- > David Rutten > [email protected] > Robert McNeel & Associates > > On Mar 30, 2:35 am, Steve Townsend <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, I am very new to grasshopper and beginning to get my head around > > how to do things. > > > The main thing I am trying to achieve is a curving surface made up of > > a hexagonal grid (or even better equillateral triangles) that > > redefines itself when the surface changes shape. > > > An example of the sort of thing i wish to > > achieve:http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYWndsXyWeQ/Sb3_MS2utmI/AAAAAAAAChw/Z7dZW1y... > > > I have followed the diagrid and panelling tutorials in the primer but > > I need to create a grid where all panels are of identical size. > > > Please could someone point me in the right direction of a way in which > > I might achieve this? Does anyone know of any tutorials along these > > lines? > > > Many thanks, > > > Steve Townsend
