# \#planar

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## [Planarizing quad panels with specific boundary constraint](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/planarizing-quad-panels-with-specific-boundary-constraint/188579)

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**Author:** [@Iris\_Appleseed](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Iris_Appleseed)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 11:24am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/planarizing-quad-panels-with-specific-boundary-constraint/188579 "2024-08-12T11:24:48Z")

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Hey everyone. I am working on planarizing quad panels. Having read a few of the discussion threads on this forum, I hope I could clear some concepts here first. Planarizing quad panels on double curved surface - Grassho…

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## [NGON planer negative and positive geometry question?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/ngon-planer-negative-and-positive-geometry-question/188481)

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**Author:** [@Puree\_Srisuk](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Puree_Srisuk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/ngon-planer-negative-and-positive-geometry-question/188481 "2024-07-23T15:24:09Z")

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Hi, Could you please share how to implement the Ngon plugin geometry in the images?

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## [Mesh Topology optimization to be Unroll](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/mesh-topology-optimization-to-be-unroll/174107)

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**Author:** [@orlandoes92](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/orlandoes92)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/mesh-topology-optimization-to-be-unroll/174107 "2024-01-24T21:25:27Z")

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Hi to everyone! I´ve been working around with mesh and unroller to get the pieces for fabrication, there´s an amazing tutorials out there like from this guy Gediminas Kirdeikis for unroll the meshes. (https://www.youtub…

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## [Handling Mesh Data Structure to Create Planar Hexagons](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/handling-mesh-data-structure-to-create-planar-hexagons/170813)

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**Author:** [@Asad\_Farooque](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Asad_Farooque)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 12:16pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/handling-mesh-data-structure-to-create-planar-hexagons/170813 "2023-12-06T12:16:21Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to create planar hexagons on this complex doubly curved mesh. I want to do Tangent Plane Intersection as well as the Strip Method from Quads but the problem is handling data in a Mesh is very difficult as…

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## [Surface Deformation Complication](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/surface-deformation-complication/164265)

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**Author:** [@Taylor\_Rayne](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Taylor_Rayne)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/surface-deformation-complication/164265 "2023-08-21T16:57:10Z")

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Hello! So bare with me here because I am a beginner and have a feeling the question I am about the ask is quite straightforward, hehe Anyhow, my issue is that when I attempt to deform the surface I made from rebuilding …

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## [Obtaining a planar quad mesh on a tape of double curvature](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/obtaining-a-planar-quad-mesh-on-a-tape-of-double-curvature/162174)

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**Author:** [@AlexWer](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/AlexWer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/obtaining-a-planar-quad-mesh-on-a-tape-of-double-curvature/162174 "2023-06-30T02:24:07Z")

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Hello, Guys I know that the topic of planar square grids was raised on the forum. one of the topics below. I’m trying to create a flat square mesh on a ribbon shape so that the edge of the mesh is even with the top edge…

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## [Capping this ring](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/capping-this-ring/157566)

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**Author:** [@Joshua\_MacGregor](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Joshua_MacGregor)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/capping-this-ring/157566 "2023-04-03T18:22:45Z")

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## [Convex Hull Orient / Orient geometry by center of gravity](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/convex-hull-orient-orient-geometry-by-center-of-gravity/157574)

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**Author:** [@richard.aubin](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/richard.aubin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2023, 2:46am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/convex-hull-orient-orient-geometry-by-center-of-gravity/157574 "2023-04-03T02:46:09Z")

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Orient Geometry Convex Hull Face. Hello everyone, In a recent discussion found here, we arrived at a solution to automatically orient geometry on a plane according to its convex hull. Please have a try with the sample…

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## [Simple surface from simple planar curve isn’t planar](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/simple-surface-from-simple-planar-curve-isn-t-planar/156811)

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**Author:** [@sebastian.dennert](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/sebastian.dennert)\
**Replies:** 60\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/simple-surface-from-simple-planar-curve-isn-t-planar/156811 "2023-03-31T21:49:25Z")

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Hello, I have a weird behavior sometimes, that I cannot reproduce unfortunately. This simple plane Surface was made using the rectangle curve and planar Srf after that. The weird thing: It should usually always create…

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## [Help! How to create the MAAT museum pattern in Grasshopper?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/help-how-to-create-the-maat-museum-pattern-in-grasshopper/146550)

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**Author:** [@ortiz2401](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/ortiz2401)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 8:07am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/help-how-to-create-the-maat-museum-pattern-in-grasshopper/146550 "2023-01-19T08:07:45Z")

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I would like to model the pattern for the MAAT museum in portugal, on a double curved surface, using Grasshopper. IIt is basically a shifted/staggered/ hexagon, but you could also look at it as a trapezoid shape. The f…

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## [Divide curved surface by angle](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/divide-curved-surface-by-angle/148699)

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**Author:** [@norbert\_geelen](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/norbert_geelen)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/divide-curved-surface-by-angle/148699 "2022-10-05T14:22:58Z")

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Anybody has a quick way to divide a curved surface into a determined number of staight segments with the same angle between them? The scope of this is to substitute a curved surface by a succession of linear bends. Edi…

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## [Creating planar quad mesh on an egg like shape](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/creating-planar-quad-mesh-on-an-egg-like-shape/140820)

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**Author:** [@AlexWer](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/AlexWer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 9:53am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/creating-planar-quad-mesh-on-an-egg-like-shape/140820 "2022-04-08T09:53:22Z")

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Hello Guys please tell me, I looked through a lot of topics on the forum on creating a square flat network. I tried to make such a mesh by examples. but the network is not completely planar… Can you please tell m…

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## [How can i planarsrf between 2 concentric curves](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-can-i-planarsrf-between-2-concentric-curves/140792)

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**Author:** [@W\_1234](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/W_1234)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-can-i-planarsrf-between-2-concentric-curves/140792 "2022-04-07T23:20:40Z")

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(include but not limited to circle) especially for curves that have many control points, trim or split, even sweep 2d will distort the shape to an unacceptable extent. i.e, the plane won’t fit into the curves. For inst…

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## [Find curve by its planar deviation value](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/find-curve-by-its-planar-deviation-value/134692)

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**Author:** [@user2121](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/user2121)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/find-curve-by-its-planar-deviation-value/134692 "2021-12-08T23:13:32Z")

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I have a bunch of nonplanar polylines crv1 crv2 crv3 crv4 i want to find their planar deviation, put the curve and the deviation together on a list, example: crv1 = 0.80 crv2 = 0.25 crv3 = 0.55 crv4 = 0.15 sort…

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## [Planarized voronoi, not coincident cells](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/planarized-voronoi-not-coincident-cells/121897)

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**Author:** [@patrickhartog](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/patrickhartog)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2021, 11:31am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/planarized-voronoi-not-coincident-cells/121897 "2021-04-08T11:31:22Z")

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Hi Everybody, I am working on a definition, I believe based on a kangaroo 2 example from Daniel Piker on how to planarize polygon shapes . I got it to work on a 3d voronoi vase like structure. I am almost happy with the…

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## [Boundary surfaces](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/boundary-surfaces/120388)

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**Author:** [@RD3](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/RD3)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/boundary-surfaces/120388 "2021-03-15T12:50:21Z")

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I’m going through one of June Lees incredible video tuts (this one: How to make perforated surfaces in Rhino Grasshopper - YouTube ), and learned something about boundary surfaces. It seems that they’ll even take a rand…

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## [Help - warp surface script?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/help-warp-surface-script/100845)

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**Author:** [@zale\_orcid](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/zale_orcid)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/help-warp-surface-script/100845 "2020-04-24T22:46:58Z")

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vaaaaaguely remember a script a looooong time ago that would either CHECK a surface to find planarity or it would kind of rebuild a surface to be planar… Any help here greatly appreciated @pascal