Project Multiple Surfaces to Faces (Windows to Walls)

rismail88 · April 25, 2023, 8:29pm

Hi,

I’m trying to project multiple surfaces (windows) to their respective wall. I’ve gone about this three ways, but they all produce duplicate windows or create a weird cloud of windows. I have attached Rhino 7 and Grasshopper files.

It seems like I have a list problem but not sure which.

Thanks in advance.

Project Glazing to closest Surface.3dm (113.2 KB)
Project glazing to closest surface.gh (26.6 KB)

Quan_Li · April 26, 2023, 3:37am

Project glazing to closest surface Edited V0.gh (23.8 KB)

rismail88 · April 26, 2023, 2:18pm

Thanks for the reply @Quan_Li

Just a couple of questions.

The distance of the windows from the wall will vary. Is there a way to make this parametric, maybe by measuring closest point or something?
Is there a way to construct the plan so that it works with both planar and curved windows?
I couldn’t get your script to work on my end. The windows didn’t move to the correct spot. I stopped a few steps short of your script because I just wanted the windows to intersect with the walls.

Quan_Li · April 26, 2023, 5:13pm

Project glazing to closest surface Edited V1.gh (28.3 KB)

I changed it a bit.

Quan_Li · April 26, 2023, 5:29pm

1. The distance of the windows from the wall will vary. Is there a way to make this parametric, maybe by measuring the closest point or something?

Try my second script.

2. Is there a way to construct the plan so that it works with both planar and curved windows?

Better upload the file of the curved windows, I am not sure I can imagine those correctly.

3. I couldn’t get your script to work on my end. The windows didn’t move to the correct spot. I stopped a few steps short of your script because I just wanted the windows to intersect with the walls.

Maybe it’s because of plugin installation, but you got one place wrong in your script, two wires, not one.

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rismail88 · April 26, 2023, 5:45pm

This worked great! Thank you so much @Quan_Li

Just wondering where you got the Line MDL component from. I looked up peacock by Daniel Abalde on food4rhino and didn’t see it there?

Quan_Li · April 26, 2023, 5:48pm

Here in the Peacock.

Quan_Li · April 26, 2023, 5:50pm

This one needs a different approach.

Quan_Li · April 26, 2023, 5:54pm

If you need, I suggest you open a new thread. I guess this one is interesting enough to get community responses.

rismail88 · April 26, 2023, 7:27pm

Hi @Quan_Li

The second script you sent already works for surfaces that have a profile and surfaces that are curved. Fortunately, no further action is required. Also thanks for the Peacock snip.

Thanks again for your help.

rismail88 · May 3, 2023, 4:21am

Hi @Quan_Li

I’ve been using the script above. However, now I’m testing it on a double-loaded corridor, and the script seems to break. The script creates points on every surface perpendicular to the curve when there’s a double-loaded corridor or multiple rooms on one level.

I’ve tried to shorten the crv LineMDL produces in case there is a tolerance issue, however, this doesn’t seem to help.

I am also using Brep | Line instead of Brep | Curve since that seems to be a step in the right direction.

Any idea what’s going on here?

Thank in advance!

Double Loaded Corridor.3dm (13.9 MB)
Double Loaded Corridor.gh (1.1 MB)