Help creating a solid folded panel

[Joseph_Oster]

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Applying surface thickness to diagonal planes

Foldable stands

[image] FoldingPlatec_2017Nov5b.gh (22.0 KB) Cosmetic update, with another Rotate added at the end (green): [FoldingPlatec_2018Feb27a2] [FoldingPlatec_2018Feb27a] FoldingPlatec_2018Feb27a.gh (27.8 KB) [FoldingPlatec_2018Feb27a3] Version ‘2018Feb27b’ (below) has a separate ‘Rotation Angle’ slider for the Rotate (all) added at the end (green). It defines a ramp of panels in their extended position, independent of the “folding angle” that r…

Upfolding shading device modelling problem

For what it’s worth, I’ve had a chance to repair my model to work with more than two folding panels. [FoldingPlates_2020Dec31b] FoldingPlates_2020Dec31b.gh (29.5 KB) And to examine all the other models posted in this thread. It seems to me that some abstractions are needed to take this further, such as: Using a panel/frame that is constructed separately, with any arbitrary frame cross-section and size, as long as it amounts to a rectangular box. That single panel would be oriented and u…