Project points to a polysurface

Rhino Developer
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Hi,
I have to project 6-9mio points to a polysurface and export them to a pointcloud *.txt file.
When I use the _Project command it takes a very long time.
Is there a way to write a Rhino-Plugin in C# to reduce the time?

Sorry for my english, it is not the yellow of the egg :smile:

best regards,
Daniel

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Yes, it can be done in c# using Brep.ClosestPoint function. Still, 6-9 mio points can take a while…
http://4.rhino3d.com/5/rhinocommon/html/M_Rhino_Geometry_Brep_ClosestPoint.htm

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Thanks.
Do you have a sample how to do this with Brep.ClosestPoint function?
I don’t know how to start with this function…

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I’m not in the position to write code at the moment, sorry…

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@Acid94,

below is a python example using Brep.ClosestPoint function. It took 62sec to pull a pointcloud with 10Mio points to a simple brep using 8 cpu cores. The brep i´ve tried with was just a rounded cube.

To export the resulting pointcloud as *.txt file, just use the _Export command and use the Points(.txt) extension.

PullPointCloudToBrep.py (875 Bytes)

c.

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Hi Daniel,

Keep in mind that Brep.ClosestPoint is like the Pull command

To Project you need another function:
Rhino.Geometry.Intersect.Intersection.ProjectPointsToBreps(breps, pts, direction, tolerance)

-Willem

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Thanks!
I think I can work with this. :wink:

Are there any books to learn more about the Rhino SDK?
Because I’m new to this and want to become better

-Daniel

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Hi Daniel, below are some recources you might start with:

http://4.rhino3d.com/5/rhinocommon/index.html

btw. the remark of @Willem is correct. In case you want to project, you can find example code here.

c.

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BTW: Are there recommended settings in Rhino or Windows to get more performance while projecting?

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Not that i know of. But i am not shure if lowering the absolute unit tolerance or setting the option Loose=No affects projection speed. You might time it to check for a difference.

c.

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OK, I will test this.

My C# program works fine, but it is still slow…
Maybe it is possible to optimize the script…

Neues Textdokument.txt (2.1 KB)

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Hi Daniel,

It is probably better to not add each point to the document individually using this line:

doc.Objects.AddPoint(point);

If you really want to create point objects, use this instead, without iterating over the points you allready have:

doc.Objects.AddPoints(points);

You might get more speed by adding a new pointcloud from the points and add the pointcloud to the document. Exporting this pointcloud using the points(.txt) extension will output the coordinates just like points do.

c.

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Or make a pointcloud