[REQ] Panelisation Plugin anyone?

ivreich

I had a similar request. Seems like we're stuck with using paracloud and grasshopper for now. Heres the link to the earlier post.

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=24163

I hear you...I just think that with the scripts we are seeing out there currently, it isn't a far stretch of the imagination to allow simple, common panellisation operations to occur natively in SU without having to fork out ridiculous amounts of money for a fully featured programme that isn't always needed.

It certainly would have incredible implications for architects who use SU heavily (like myself), even without the powerful parametric control that software such as paracloud/grasshopper gives you.

I really hope this approach gains more popularity...

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ivreich
Interesting topic. I too have interest in somthing like this. Doesnt Chris F have a plugin that does something similar to your request, placing component tangent to quad face?

pjbazel

Plus one for a penalization tool. That would be amazing and bring Sketchup one step closer to parametric type facades!!!

Please ruby masters ?!

jolran

Well. Just some info about the subject, from my point of view.

If you have a look at my plugin Hatchfaces page.
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=38637&start=255

You can read I'm developping a hatchplugin wich will tile 2d components and do an intersection. (For the record that feature has not been released yet)
I have made some experiments with a 3d component system, that does a boolean.
Could be panel or whatever..
Worked fine, but terrible slow. And there is nothing one can do about that in Ruby.

But still I might provide the user with the OPTION of using that feature if he or she is willing to stare at the screen for a minute or 2. Might be better than modeling anyway..

Just keep in mind that this will not be released in the next version of Hatchfaces.

pilou

See this recent thread about paneling

jolran

Oh yes, I got carried away

He was asking for deformed tiling. Won't be able to do that...
Very complex.
I seriously doubt that would be possible to make in Ruby alone,
and in the same time be calculated fast enough to be durable. Maybe as a C extension?
What do I know..

It's hard enough to calculate on a flat surface. Yet here one has to keep the dimensions and proportions of the tiled geometry while projecting it to fit deformed faces

sdmitch

Joel, Amen to that!

jolran

shura

How about an appoach via DC?

http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=289&t=30749

pilou

And with Simfonia ?
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