💻 Rhino 5
🔼 Rhino Script
🛠️ Visual Basic
This Rhino Script uses a simple repeating over/under pattern, however, the curves in this series run diagonally across the surface creating a pseudo diagrid pattern.
Option Explicit
'Script written by <David Mans>
'Script copyrighted by <Neoarchaic Design>
'Script version Saturday, October 04, 2008 7:52:05 PM
Call Main()
Sub Main()
Dim surface, weave, arrItems, arrValues, arrResults
surface = Rhino.GetObject("Select Surface", 8)
If isNull(surface) Then Exit Sub
Call reparameterize(surface)
arrItems = array("Warp Strands", "Weft Strands", "Depth")
arrValues = array(10, 10, 0.5)
arrResults = Rhino.PropertyListBox(arrItems, arrValues,, "Weave Settings")
If isNull(arrResults) Then Exit Sub
Call Rhino.EnableRedraw(False)
weave = crossWeave(surface, CDbl(arrResults(0)), CDbl(arrResults(1)), CDbl(arrResults(2)))
Call Rhino.EnableRedraw(True)
End Sub
Function crossWeave(surface, cols, rows, depth)
crossWeave = Null
cols = cols * 2
rows = rows * 2
Dim i, j, r, s, count, uDom, vDom, origin, srfNorm,crvCount
crvCount = cols * 0.5 + rows * 0.5 - 1
Dim boolVal(), blnVal(), normal(1),norm(),nrm(),crvs(),xcrvs()
ReDim boolVal(rows), blnVal(cols)
ReDim norm(rows),nrm(cols),crvs(crvCount),xcrvs(crvCount)
uDom = Rhino.SurfaceDomain(surface, 0)(1)
vDom = Rhino.SurfaceDomain(surface, 1)(1)
For i = 0 To cols Step 1
For j = 0 To rows Step 1
boolVal(j) = array(0, 1)
origin = array(uDom / (cols) * i, vDom / (rows) * j)
srfNorm = Rhino.VectorScale(Rhino.VectorUnitize(Rhino.SurfaceNormal(surface, origin)), depth)
normal(0) = Rhino.PointAdd(Rhino.EvaluateSurface(surface, origin), srfNorm)
normal(1) = Rhino.PointAdd(Rhino.EvaluateSurface(surface, origin), Rhino.VectorReverse(srfNorm))
norm(j) = normal
Next
blnVal(i) = boolVal
nrm(i) = norm
Next
Dim ptA(),ptB(),ptC(),ptD()
If cols > rows Then
count = cols
Else
count = rows
End If
s = 0
For i = 1 To count Step 1
r = 0
ReDim ptA(0), ptB(0)
If i Mod (2) Then
If cols > rows Then
If i < rows Then
For j = 0 To i Step 1
ReDim Preserve ptA(r)
blnVal(j)(i - j) = flipMe(r + 1)
ptA(r) = nrm(j)(i - j)(blnVal(j)(i - j)(0))
r = r + 1
Next
crvs(s) = Rhino.AddInterpCurve(ptA)
r = 0
For j = 0 To rows - i Step 1
ReDim Preserve ptB(r)
blnVal(cols - rows + i + j)(rows - j) = flipMe(r)
ptB(r) = nrm(cols - rows + i + j)(rows - j)(blnVal(cols - rows + i + j)(rows - j)(0))
r = r + 1
Next
crvs(cols * 0.5 + s) = Rhino.AddInterpCurve(ptB)
s = s + 1
Else
For j = 0 To rows Step 1
ReDim Preserve ptA(r)
blnVal(i - rows + j)(rows - j) = flipMe(r)
ptA(r) = nrm(i - rows + j)(rows - j)(blnVal(i - rows + j)(rows - j)(0))
r = r + 1
Next
crvs(s) = Rhino.AddInterpCurve(ptA)
s = s + 1
End If
ElseIf rows > cols Then
If i < cols Then
For j = 0 To i Step 1
ReDim Preserve ptA(r)
blnVal(j)(i - j) = flipMe(r)
ptA(r) = nrm(j)(i - j)(blnVal(j)(i - j)(0))
r = r + 1
Next
crvs(s) = Rhino.AddInterpCurve(ptA)
r = 0
For j = 0 To cols - i Step 1
ReDim Preserve ptB(r)
blnVal(i + j)(rows - j) = flipMe(r + 1)
ptB(r) = nrm(i + j)(rows - j)(blnVal(i + j)(rows - j)(0))
r = r + 1
Next
crvs(rows * 0.5 + s) = Rhino.AddInterpCurve(ptB)
s = s + 1
Else
For j = 0 To cols Step 1
ReDim Preserve ptA(r)
blnVal(j)(i - j) = flipMe(r)
ptA(r) = nrm(j)(i - j)(blnVal(j)(i - j)(0))
r = r + 1
Next
crvs(s) = Rhino.AddInterpCurve(ptA)
s = s + 1
End If
Else
'If they are equal
For j = 0 To i Step 1
ReDim Preserve ptA(r)
blnVal(j)(i - j) = flipMe(r)
ptA(r) = nrm(j)(i - j)(blnVal(j)(i - j)(0))
r = r + 1
Next
r = 0
For j = 0 To cols - i Step 1
ReDim Preserve ptB(r)
blnVal(i + j)(cols - j) = flipMe(r + 1)
ptB(r) = nrm(i + j)(cols - j)(blnVal(i + j)(cols - j)(0))
r = r + 1
Next
crvs(s) = Rhino.AddInterpCurve(ptA)
crvs(cols * 0.5 + s) = Rhino.AddInterpCurve(ptB)
s = s + 1
End If
End If
Next
s = 0
For i = 1 To count Step 1
r = 0
ReDim ptC(0), ptD(0)
If i Mod (2) Then
If cols > rows Then
If i < rows Then
For j = 0 To i Step 1
ReDim Preserve ptC(r), ptD(r)
ptC(r) = nrm(cols - i + j)(j)(blnVal(cols - i + j)(j)(1))
ptD(r) = nrm(j)(rows - i + j)(blnVal(j)(rows - i + j)(1))
r = r + 1
Next
xcrvs(s) = Rhino.AddInterpCurve(ptD)
s = s + 1
xcrvs(cols * 0.5 + rows * 0.5 - s) = Rhino.AddInterpCurve(ptC)
Else
r = 0
For j = 0 To rows Step 1
ReDim Preserve ptC(r)
ptC(r) = nrm(i - rows + j)(j)(blnVal(i - rows + j)(j)(1))
r = r + 1
Next
xcrvs(s) = Rhino.AddInterpCurve(ptC)
s = s + 1
End If
ElseIf rows > cols Then
If i < cols Then
For j = 0 To i Step 1
ReDim Preserve ptC(r), ptD(r)
ptC(r) = nrm(cols - i + j)(j)(blnVal(cols - i + j)(j)(1))
ptD(r) = nrm(j)(rows - i + j)(blnVal(j)(rows - i + j)(1))
r = r + 1
Next
xcrvs(s) = Rhino.AddInterpCurve(ptD)
s = s + 1
xcrvs(cols * 0.5 + rows * 0.5 - s) = Rhino.AddInterpCurve(ptC)
Else
r = 0
For j = 0 To cols Step 1
ReDim Preserve ptC(r)
ptC(r) = nrm(j)(i - cols + j)(blnVal(j)(i - cols + j)(1))
r = r + 1
Next
s = s + 1
xcrvs(rows * 0.5 + cols * 0.5 - s) = Rhino.AddInterpCurve(ptC)
End If
Else
For j = 0 To i Step 1
ReDim Preserve ptC(r),ptD(r)
ptC(r) = nrm(cols - i + j)(j)(blnVal(cols - i + j)(j)(1))
ptD(r) = nrm(j)(rows - i + j)(blnVal(j)(rows - i + j)(1))
r = r + 1
Next
xcrvs(cols - 1 - s) = Rhino.AddInterpCurve(ptC)
xcrvs(s) = Rhino.AddInterpCurve(ptD)
s = s + 1
End If
End If
Next
crossWeave = array()
End Function
Function reparameterize(strCurveID)
If Rhino.IsCurve(strCurveID) = True Then
Call rhino.SelectObject(strCurveID)
Call rhino.Command("reparameterize 0 1")
Call rhino.UnselectAllObjects()
End If
If Rhino.IsSurface(strCurveID) = True Then
Call rhino.SelectObject(strCurveID)
Call rhino.Command("reparameterize 0 1 0 1")
Call rhino.UnselectAllObjects()
End If
End Function
Function flipMe(input)
flipMe = Null
Dim output(1)
If input Mod (2) Then
output(0) = 0
output(1) = 1
Else
output(0) = 1
output(1) = 0
End If
flipMe = output
End Function