Hello, This topic is very similar to the previous one: Align like in Revit - #3 by s.urbanski I already know that Rhino can not align two objects like Revit does but there must be some way to make two objects parallel. I am modelling a truss: [image] There are 4 horizontal beams connected by ob…

I’ve changed the name from " concentric" to "point coincident " and this is the WIP3 correcting a message in orienting and mating options carrot_WIP3.py (3.9 KB)

Your example does not show how using Grid snap makes bad results. :slight_smile: In fact, aligning reinforcement steel members (a.k.a. triangulation) along the length of a bridge involves multiple same objects placed at certain distance to each other. This means that once you align one of these, yo…

Could you copy a section of the point cloud containing some of the wall and the aircon units and post it here?

[image] jeremy5: Could you copy a section of the point cloud containing some of the wall and the aircon units and post it here? Yes, with pleasure. Part_of_the_point_cloud.e57 (19.2 MB) [image] Rhino_Bulgaria: In fact, aligning reinforcement steel members (a.k.a. triangulation) along th…

[image] Rhino_Bulgaria: In fact, aligning reinforcement steel members (a.k.a. triangulation) along the length of a bridge involves multiple same objects placed at certain distance to each other. This means that once you align one of these, you can easily use Grid snap to mirror it along the Z-ax…

[image] s.urbanski: I found out about the problem I mentioned before: setting the CPlane in one view does not affect the rest of the views so my beams were mispleaced. The Universal construction plane option results in the the Cplanes in all views being updated to remain orthogonal when the C…

[image] Rhino_Bulgaria: For this to work I would orient the point cloud to be parallel to the world axes, or build a CPlane along the length of the bridge. This is why my sentence ended with: “For this to work I would orient the point cloud to be parallel to the world axes, or build a CPlane…

I use “Large objects millimeters” to design cars or buildings, and my grid is divided every millimeter. It’s more than enough to use the Grid snap to build a large bridge this way. Even if the system units in Rhino are set to meters or any other type of unit, the grid could be customized to be divid…

Can you share that script or put a link to a place where you got it from? Reminds me of the “Driving dimensions” plug-in for Rhino 5.

[image] davidcockey: The Universal construction plane option results in the the Cplanes in all views being updated to remain orthogonal when the Cplane in one view is changed, Options or DocumentProperties > Rhino Options > Modeling Aids > Construction planes Unfortunately, this option negat…

How to align two objects

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geopalacios_88 (Giovanny Palacios) March 30, 2021, 6:28pm 32

You can make what you want with a python script, getting normal from each component and orienting one to other. This is concentric constraint and is almost the same for mating faces.

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How to align two objects

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