EDIT: Post re written for clarity.
I am doing a study of one of Anthony Howe’s kinetic sculptures, (Howe, Olympic Cauldron). I got the definition to work so that I achieved the intended outcome, but along the way I ran into a problem that I didn’t understand.
The tree structure of the geometry is six branches with 12 bit of data, whereas there are only 12 bits of data feeding into the X and C input of the Rotate 3D component; so when I merge the two geometry trees to get a tree with 6 branches with 24 bits of information, the C and X inputs ‘run dry’ and defaults to a single value?
These are the steps I’ve taken:
rotation_data_tree.gh (24.3 KB)
- Reference Rhino curves and perform a polar array.
- Perpendicular Frames from a reference circle to get the origin point and z-vector for geometry to rotate around. (same number as instances in array.
- First rotation to off set each instance by 0.5 degrees. Lets call this group A.
- Second rotation to get 90 degree offset. Lets call this group B.
- Third rotation controlled by a number slider 0-360.
All 3D Rotate components use the same vector and origin points from step two. However, if I insert group A and B into the same 3D Rotate, group A will rotate around the correct origin points from step 2 but group B will only rotate around a singular point.
If I insert group A and B in two individual 3D rotate components controlled by a single number slider, then I get the intended rotation.
some curves are not internalize so could not figure out what u looking for !!
I think this is what u r looking for !!
rotation_data_tree_1 .gh (25.3 KB)
Thank you so much for have a look at my file Rajeev. And apologies for not providing a complete file, I thought I had internalized the data in both curve components.
I did manage to make it work, but I am interested in why one solution worked and another one didn’t. I wonder if it is do with a mismatch in input data to the 3D Rotate component. Feeding 24 bits of geometry but only 12 bits of information to the C and X inputs?
I don’t think my original post was very clear so I will rewrite it for clarity. It is a bit difficult to try and explain a problem when you are first trying to understand the nature of the problem.
now i got what u are looking for for the video you posted
let me check it out and come back to u
https://images.app.goo.gl/H7Z3vxDr9MdRGEWPA
Thank you for looking into this Rajeev. I think I found out the nature of the problem which was to do with data matching. As I was supplying a list of 12 vectors to a list of 24 items, after performing the transformations on the first 12 items it defaulted back to the first vector for the remaining 12.
I don’t know if there is a native setting for a individual components to cycle through one input A until it has exhausted input B?
I found three solutions, and I don’t really know which one is better.
A) Rotate group A and B separately but controlled by the same slider
B) Duplicate the inputs to the X and C on the rotate 3D component.
C) Longest List set to wrap cycle through the X and C inputs until it matches the G input.
i hope u get some more refreshing ideas out of this
strange rotation.gh (34.2 KB)
1 Like
