Aligning Faces in the same direction

[trevoro.design]

Unit Form code.gh (24.5 KB)

I’m trying to rotate all the faces to face the exact same direction. Just like how they are on the model next to it. I think it may have been how I set it up using the double curved surface so there might be an easier way to do this.

[Joseph_Oster]

@trevoro.design

there might be an easier way to do this.

There is almost always another way, though not necessarily easier.

[magicteddy]

Hello,

A simple idea could be to project the face on a plane normal to Y ?
Your surface is doubly curved so there is no way to rotate or orient it in a plane without deformation.

Unit Form code_re.gh (27.3 KB)

[trevoro.design]

This worked great thank you

[Joseph_Oster]

I can’t tell exactly what you are doing but I’m sure this isn’t it. Still, it’s fun and cool, eh? Planar triangles on the curved surface.

triangles_2023Feb25a.gh (16.0 KB)

[trevoro.design]

Ya not exactly it’s a housing project so I’m creating some massing for units. But that’s a very cool way to create that thanks for sharing something new with me!