Request - a command to flow objects along a curve on a surface. This command would complement ArrayCrvOnSrf for instances when the multiple objects need to be flowed along a curve on a surface.
Input:
Surface
Curve on the surface
Base curve on the xy plane (Typically a straight line of the same length as the curve on the surface, though it could be curved and/or have a different length)
Objects to be flowed arranged along the base curve
The objects would flow along the curve on the surface, with the same options available as in FlowAlongSrf for rigid/not rigid, preserve structure, orientation to surface, etc.
@jessesn Thanks for the reply. I already know how to flow objects along a curve on a surface using a combination of Flow and FlowOnSrf, and one of multiple methods to create an intermediate surface. No need to use Grasshopper. (I don’t use Grasshopper.) That is how I created the example in the first post.
My request is for a new Rhino command which flows objects along a curve on a surface using that single command, without having to use multiple commands.
If this result is what you need, you can use Grasshopper Player to create a temporary command before our programmer develops the command you need. For details, please vist here…Hope this helps.
It turns out a new command is not needed. Flow has a TargetSurface option which is available after the base curve is selected. It allows selecting a target surface for use with the target curve. I had overlooked that option until it was pointed out by @joanapcunha in Flow along curve (non planar curves) - #21 by joanapcunha
The TargetSurface option does what I requested as the objects to be flowed are on the base curve, and the result has the objects entirely on the target surface. I may submit a request for revisions/extensions to Flow with the TargetSurface option.
