There are plenty of tutorials out there that teach how to model a “parametric bench”. The process is usually some organic curved shape that is sliced up, and the end result is flat slices that could be routed out of sheet material on a CNC.
So far, so good, but this creates air gaps between the sliced pieces. I am interested in a process that creates slices, respectively wedges, that do not create air pockets between each other when put together.
I’d be interested in a tutorial that teaches how to model such wedges Voussoirs) so I could manufacture them on a 3-axis CNC. Is someone aware of a tutorial on youtube or somewhere that shows how that would work?
I have looked through the search results and as far as I can tell, there is none that shows what I am looking for in a straightforward way.
Since there are lots of videos on YouTube that show how it works with flat pieces, I thought there might be some with wedges, but no.
The link to the “precast concrete bench” seems to refer to what I am looking for, so far so good (except the white pieces in between the wedges), thank you. Unfortunately, my problem with it is that the script seems fairly complicated and contains a lot of components that I have never seen before. I am fairly new to Grasshopper and prefer a nice and simple cookie-cutter type of tutorial that takes my hand and walks me through the process using basic components.
This is what I was hoping to find. If someone knows a tutorial like that, I’d appreciate it if you let me know. Is there something about wedges that makes them much more complicated?
I love the beginner mindset - “all of this content is for other beginners, not for me - I don’t need to waste my time learning how to use this software, I expect to just find the scripts I need on the internet, waiting for me, annotated and simple” - you want fries with that too?
Yes, I was looking for an easy solution, a quick fix, a ready script. It could have been that one is out there, which is why I asked, but apparently not. Fro now, I am primarily interested in obtaining CNC-able wedges to cut them on a CNC and not so much learning a lot of new grasshopper things - even though this is what I am trying to achieve the long run. Sorry for my indiscretion. I’ll pray the rosary.
7. This is not a do-my-work-for-me group
Many of us like to help, but it’s good to see effort on our part being matched by effort on your part. Questions in the form of “I need to do X but cannot be bothered to try and learn the software ” will (and should) go unanswered.
You didn’t even state clearly what these “wedges” look like, by posting geometry.
