Minimum radius of a curve

Grasshopper
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I want to evaluate, if possible, the minimun radius of each curve element.

I know those curves are not circular ones, but it may exists a way to transform them.

Best regards and thanks in advance
CurveMinRadius.gh (183.5 KB)

2

Nobody?

3

This file contains just lines and polylines

4

Hi @Alfredo_Peña ,
You can use a custom python component.

import Rhino
import scriptcontext as sc
import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs
import System

def point_of_least_curvature(curve_id):
    curve = rs.coercecurve(curve_id)
    if not curve: 
        print("Invalid curve.")
        return
    tolerance = sc.doc.ModelAbsoluteTolerance
    domain = curve.Domain
    sample_count = 1000
    min_curvature = float('inf')
    point_of_min_curvature = None
    for i in range(sample_count):
        t = domain.ParameterAt(i / float(sample_count))
        curvature_vector = curve.CurvatureAt(t)
        if curvature_vector:
            curvature = curvature_vector.Length
            if curvature < min_curvature:
                min_curvature = curvature
                point_of_min_curvature = curve.PointAt(t)
    print min_curvature
    if point_of_min_curvature:
        return point_of_min_curvature
    else:
        print("No point of minimum curvature found.")
        return None

def main():
    curve_id = rs.GetObject("Select a curve", 4, True, True)
    if not curve_id: return

    point = point_of_least_curvature(curve_id)
    if point:
        rs.AddPoint(point)
        print("Point of least curvature added to the scene.")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Or you could use Evaluate Curve - Grasshopper Curve - Component for Grasshopper | Grasshopper Docs

Hope this helps,
Farouk

5

Thanks, but due to the fact that the curves have vertices, those are the points it returns, so that’s not a valid solution.

6

Hi @Alfredo_Peña

In that case you should explode the curve and treat each one individually and keep the absolute min. among all curves.
Or in GH you could perform the curvature analysis as shown on gh link above “Evaluate Curve” for each curve and then calculate the “min” value among all.

Hope I helped,
Farouk