# How to make a quilt like surface

**URL:** <https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-make-a-quilt-like-surface/86333>\
**Category:** Rhino for Windows\
**Created:** [July 17, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-make-a-quilt-like-surface/86333 "2019-07-17T20:00:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![mehr.mughal.92](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/mehr.mughal.92/32/166011_2.png) [@mehr.mughal.92](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/mehr.mughal.92)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-make-a-quilt-like-surface/86333/1 "2019-07-17T20:00:15Z")

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Hello. I am trying to make a facade like the allianz museum in munich but I’m having no luck. I don’t know how to use grasshoper so it has to be done in rhino. I can manage getting the grid on to the surface but then I dont know how to move forwards and curve the surface to form a quilt like impression. Does anyone have any suggestions? I will appreciate your help :)attached you will see the stadium example and how far i have gotten with my model

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**Author:** ![AlanMattano](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/alanmattano/32/483292_2.png) [@AlanMattano](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/AlanMattano)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-make-a-quilt-like-surface/86333/2 "2019-07-17T20:23:00Z")

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> [@mehr.mughal.92](#):
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> grasshoper

I strongly recommend to learn Grasshoper to make this surface.  
If you whant just a simple object to render from far, use a simple surface with bump normal texture or tessellation.

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**Author:** ![ajarindia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/ajarindia/32/496286_2.png) [@ajarindia](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/ajarindia)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-make-a-quilt-like-surface/86333/3 "2019-07-17T20:25:53Z")

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Check this out. In description there is a link which redirects to proper explanation of the process (Allianz Arena). @mehr.mughal.92  
**By the way this is grasshopper explanation**

Edit:1  
Look at this old thread:

> **[Surface UV dividing problem](https://www.grasshopper3d.com/forum/topics/surface-uv-dividing-problem)**
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> Hi all,
> I am trying to model the Allianz Arena in Grasshopper while I am quite stuck at some points...the surface of arena is lofted, the uv curves on it seems…

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**Author:** ![mehr.mughal.92](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/mehr.mughal.92/32/166011_2.png) [@mehr.mughal.92](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/mehr.mughal.92)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 9:49am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-make-a-quilt-like-surface/86333/4 "2019-07-18T09:49:29Z")

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thank you. guess i will have to start learning gh!

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**Author:** ![AlanMattano](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/alanmattano/32/483292_2.png) [@AlanMattano](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/AlanMattano)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 10:32pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-make-a-quilt-like-surface/86333/5 "2019-07-18T22:32:24Z")

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Check also in YouTube  
https://www.youtube.com/embed/DP975CpmuTA?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=PLzvE5uRb0R6n1bCc-ezWk9qPj_7N_nvp7