Hello,
I am trying to create a pattern on a curved surface and having some issues.
I created a step file in solidworks and brough that into rhino-grasshopper to add texture / patterns to some of the surfaces.
I used the deconstruct Brep and list item to get the surfaces I want.
I am able to apply the pattern to flat surfaces but am missing something when the surfaces are curved.
I am attaching the GH and rhino file here.
Thanks!
base_body_shaver.3dm (5.1 MB)
base_body_gh.gh (136.7 KB)
Second , I just made a surface near your shape using Ruled Surface component , and used Sporphcomponent to reach the result:
That is not easy as you think
I didn’t seem to encounter this issue—when you extract the candidate surfaces they join fine. However, the hex pattern cannot be applied as a single surface unless you make one (as you did). Otherwise, a remesh/triremesh/dual mesh combo might be needed—or a ‘hex grid on brep’ plug-in if there is one. I guess the pattern would be less ‘uniform’ at that point, or more ‘organic’ looking even if kept symmetrical.
‘hex grid on brep’ plug-in:
I thought Laurent’s nautilus plug-in had something like that.
Hello Rene,
Thanks for this, could you kindly share the gh file if its possible, I would like to follow your steps.
Sure thing,
brep-to-dual.gh (38.8 KB)
just keep in mind this is only creating the mesh dual (polylines) from a quad-mesh of your brep—which is different from an actual hex pattern on a single surface. As @Quan_Li warns, the latter would have to be more involved or at the very least involve some kind of intersection workaround. What’s your end goal?
