


Some time ago, I’ve been perfecting this Grasshopper definition, that create a three-dimensional orthogonal system of “ribs” that structure a given surface. A two-dimensional projection of the “3D ribs” with a respective label allow to export the projection for later use in a Laser Cutter or CNC Mill. You can specify the number of “ribs” in the [u, v] local coordinates (considering a rectangular surface), the height of extrusion of the surface, the material thickness, and the label text size. For quick processing of the initial variables, the two “boolean toogle” to recompute the results appear as a ”false” condition. Put in “true” to process the rest of the machine.
Files: Sample_Surface.3dm [103 KB / Rhinoceros 4.0] Orthogonal_Ribs_Machine.ghx [838 KB / Grasshopper 0.6.0059]
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