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    What's the best way ?! [Organic Shapes - Buildings]

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    • gillesG
      gilles
      last edited by

      I just drawn them in the first step, not a big deal.

      " c'est curieux chez les marins ce besoin de faire des phrases "

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        DOD3R
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        Hi guys,
        Its possible to make it from same triangles?
        So it would be easier to prefabricate and construct (one triangular window)?

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        • yitzharY
          yitzhar
          last edited by

          i find out that the easy way was -

          draw the edges curves and than use this Extrude Edges by rail to lattice by Tig
          but this is if you only work with face and not circuls ..

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            DOD3R
            last edited by

            could it be done with one component? for example I make some crazy geometry and than triangle component. Is there any way how, to make that geometry from one triangular component?

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            • jeff hammondJ
              jeff hammond
              last edited by

              @dod3r said:

              could it be done with one component? for example I make some crazy geometry and than triangle component. Is there any way how, to make that geometry from one triangular component?

              • The vertical and horizontal cross-sections of the tower are all unique.

              • There is an asymmetric shape – no two rooms are the same. Every one of the 12,500 panes of glass on the façade is a different size, although each pane is triangular.

              • All 8,250 steel diagrid members are different thicknesses, length and orientation.

              more here:
              http://www.ctbuh.org/TallBuildings/FeaturedTallBuildings/CapitalGateTowerAbuDhabi/tabid/3380/language/en-GB/Default.aspx

              .

              dotdotdot

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              • yitzharY
                yitzhar
                last edited by

                jaff so whats your way for modeling that ?

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                  DOD3R
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                  LSS toolbar looks great, but didnt try it yet.

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                  • pilouP
                    pilou
                    last edited by

                    @unknownuser said:

                    All 8,250 steel diagrid members are different thicknesses, length and orientation.

                    Jeff so whats your way for modeling that ?

                    I am affraid that you must draw one by one!
                    If you want make "a real copycat" of course 😄

                    Frenchy Pilou
                    Is beautiful that please without concept!
                    My Little site :)

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                    • yitzharY
                      yitzhar
                      last edited by

                      the lss tools is great tool - i used it mixing it with the edges to rails -
                      the lss for making the floors and the panes and than i took the edges to rails plugin
                      to make the grid with glass on the curve faces.
                      and did it twice one from the bottom up and one from up to the bottom that way you getting
                      X SHAPES for the grid and not \ DIRECTION ...

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                      • pilouP
                        pilou
                        last edited by

                        Show us some images of results 😉

                        Frenchy Pilou
                        Is beautiful that please without concept!
                        My Little site :)

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                          altab
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                          @unknownuser said:

                          Show us some images of results 😉

                          I second that.

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                          • jeff hammondJ
                            jeff hammond
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                            @yitzhar said:

                            jaff so whats your way for modeling that ?

                            my way? i'd use rhino's paneling tools.. i mean, the paneling tools are made for this type of stuff.. why make life difficult by trying to do it in sketchup 😉

                            2 rail sweep to get a surface..

                            make a paneling grid..

                            populate the grid with shape of your choice..

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                            • thomthomT
                              thomthom
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                              Rhino 5?

                              Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                              List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                              • jeff hammondJ
                                jeff hammond
                                last edited by

                                @thomthom said:

                                Rhino 5?

                                yeah.. (there is no rhino 4 for mac.. and actually, there's no official rhino 5 on mac either 😉.. still a beta)

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                                • pilouP
                                  pilou
                                  last edited by

                                  Or in Moment of Inspiration where you can project any volumes on an another tortured one! 💚

                                  Here my little triangles are not all in the same plan
                                  so the circular "side" is slighty offseted
                                  flow1.jpg

                                  Colors are randomized on each volume!
                                  Of course each triangle is deformed following the form!
                                  flow.jpg

                                  Frenchy Pilou
                                  Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                  My Little site :)

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                                  • jeff hammondJ
                                    jeff hammond
                                    last edited by

                                    @unknownuser said:

                                    Or in Moment of Inspiration where you can project any volumes on an another tortured one! 💚

                                    yeah.. that's the same as flow along a surface in rhino.. doing that (obviously) distorts the shape to match the surface (i.e.- they are no longer triangles.)

                                    paneling tools doesn't do that… in the drawing i posted above, all of the members of the triangles remain straight.. it's only the length & angles that change in order to fill the grid..

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                                    • pilouP
                                      pilou
                                      last edited by

                                      Yep, i must just rotate source(& size) and target on the good directions for have the same 😉

                                      PS Have you seen the little Conoïde membrane problem?
                                      It's for you! 😉

                                      Frenchy Pilou
                                      Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                      My Little site :)

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                                      • jeff hammondJ
                                        jeff hammond
                                        last edited by

                                        @unknownuser said:

                                        PS Have you seen the little Conoïde membrane problem?
                                        It's for you! 😉

                                        haha.. i haven't opened that thread yet.. and i better not -- i have some things to do today..
                                        ok.. maybe just a peek 😄

                                        [EDiT].. same thing for that as this.. the conoid membrane is literally a 30 second deal in rhino and that's how i would draw something like that.. since this is a sketchup forum, i'll refrain from posting "use rhino for this" in yet another thread.. 😆

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                                        • yitzharY
                                          yitzhar
                                          last edited by

                                          this is something in progress ...
                                          the tall building isnt the same as i wanted to saw at dubai's picture
                                          but all in all this is the sample of the mixed plugin i used.

                                          p.s. about the last rhino issue ... i knew i can make it easier in rhino
                                          but im trying to chack sketchup limition 😄


                                          sample

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                                          • pilouP
                                            pilou
                                            last edited by

                                            @unknownuser said:

                                            distorts the shape to match the surface

                                            In fact you right! 😉
                                            I must find another trick 😳

                                            Something like LineWeb / Planar = gride paneling
                                            So my volume is "facettized", so the Flow function don't curvate the triangles! 😉

                                            Frenchy Pilou
                                            Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                            My Little site :)

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