hi everybody, i’m quite new to Grasshopper and currently I’m trying to create a definition for a bathroom backsplash, were I use the outlines of a surface and create tiles in it with the least “waste” and were I can change the number of the tiles and the thickness of the tile joints. i guess it m…

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[bathroom_tilesJPG] that is what i have so far. A crv which is the outline of the room und then i try to split it into tiles, but it is not very regular yet :frowning: also the tile joints are unequally, because they are thinner at the room corners and bigger between the tiles because of the offse…

Hihahu, Super interesting question that has had me thinking for a few days. I too am kind of new to Grasshopper, and more specific, new to programming. So I think that you need to refine your question, both to us and to yourself. what do you mean by “Waste”? and what are your constraints? So an…

Hi Bill, thank you very much for your input. By “waste” I mean that the Tiles should not be dismembered too much, but should be cut and inserted as uniformly as possible… so I mean “how can I throw the least away?” and “as many full tiles as possible” or that it looks at least uniformly and harmoni…

hi Jess, I haven’t considered Bill’s additional questions in much detail, and there’s no optimisation here. however i have created a definition which lets you visualise which tiles need to be cut. This should allow you to adjust dimensions and geometry easily until it looks right [tiles2_small] …

that looks amazoing, thank you very much!

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dharman March 3, 2021, 10:14pm 2

It would be helpful if you could provide what you have so far. Even if it is a sketch including the relevant dimensions. This saves a lot of guesswork for others to understand your intentions.

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