sorry, of course i was refering to rhinos _Extrude command with cap=yes turned on. not to _Cap.
frank On Apr 4, 12:50 pm, frankS <[email protected]> wrote: > hi david, > > thanks for the reply. > looking forward for the both sides option. > > let me clarifiy my cap problem. > i uploaded a screenshot > here:http://grasshopper3d.googlegroups.com/web/GH_ExtrudeCap_question_.jpg... > > if the planar surface has holes GHs extrude component refuses to work > because "the BReps edges could not be joined to a single border curve > for extrusion." if this is a condition, then it's obvious why this > setup cannot work. > > see the result of what rhino _Cap does for comparision. that's what i > try to achieve. > is it just me, am i missing sth? > > BTW, this was done in version 0.50099! > > best, > frank > > On Apr 3, 12:40 pm, David Rutten <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > add an option for °cap° and °both sides° to the extrude component. > > > explanation: > > > If you extrude a surface instead of a curve it will be capped at both > > ends. Thus, if your curve is flat, you can run it through a Surface > > parameter before plugging it into Extrude. > > > I'll add the BothSides option to the wishpile. > > > > – °cap°. i know there is a cap component in GH. similarly to the the > > > command line option of rhinos _extrudecrv command, the cap option > > > would be very useful for two (or more?) enclosing planar crvs. > > > example: two concentric circles extruded with cap turned on creates a > > > solid cylinder with a cylindric hole in the middle. at the moment in > > > GH i get two cylinders and have to boolean the one out of the other to > > > achieve the same result. > > > was this explained in a clear way? > > > It sounds like you need to convert your border curves into a trimmed > > surface first. You can convert single planar curves into single > > trimmed surfaces by running them through the Surface parameter. You > > can convert multiple planar curves into (multiple?) trimmed surfaces > > using the [Planar Srf] component. > > > -- > > David Rutten > > [email protected] > > Robert McNeel & Associates
