Hi everyone,
As the title suggests I was wondering if there is a way to create contours that follow along the shape of an object in Grasshopper, rather than simply in the x/y direction
This is a simplified version of a contour I have set in the x-direction
Thank you for any help/feedback!!
Contour Along object shape.gh (62.8 KB)
If you maintian the curve used to generate the Brep, you may consider using a PerpFrame component in conjunction with a BrepPlane Intersect Component
@baileydw’s solution works very well.
i’ll add that for more complex/amorphous shapes, take a look here:
and here:
You could use surface iso-curves:
Contour Along object shape.gh (73.2 KB)
I used the brep edges to grab the ‘seam’ curve (or whatever it’s called) and divide with points. You can either use distance between points or length of segments.
Wow thank you all for the replies. @baileydw this is just what I needed, awesome!!
No problem!
If you have a non-regular cross section (ie. Lofted surface instead of a circular pipe) then the solution proposed by @René_Corella is likely what you will want to go with.
what about contour along object which consists of multiple polysurfaces?
