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ptGridArray................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
ptGridArrayPolar...................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
ptGridPoints.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 17
ptGridPointsOnSurface............................................................................................................................................................................ 18
ptGridExtrude1.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
ptGridExtrude2.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
ptGridUCurves............................................................................................................................................................................................ 22
ptGridUVCurves.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
ptGridSurfaceDomainNumber.................................................................................................................................................................... 25
ptGridSurfaceDomainLength.................................................................................................................................................................... 26
ptGridSurfaceDomainChord...................................................................................................................................................................... 27
ptGridSurfaceDomainVariable................................................................................................................................................................ 28
ptGridSurfaceDistance............................................................................................................................................................................ 29
ptGridCurve ()...................................................................................................................................................................... 31
ptGridCurve2 ()........................................................................................................................................................................ 33
ptPanelGrid................................................................................................................................................................................................ 35
ptManage2DPatterns.................................................................................................................................................................................. 38
2D ........................................................................................................................................................................ 40
ptSave2DPatterns.................................................................................................................................................................................. 40
ptLoad2DPatterns.................................................................................................................................................................................. 40
ptPanel3D.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 41
ptManage3DPatterns.................................................................................................................................................................................. 42
3D ........................................................................................................................................................................ 43
ptSave3DPatterns.................................................................................................................................................................................. 43
ptLoad3DPatterns.................................................................................................................................................................................. 43
ptPanelGridCustom.................................................................................................................................................................................... 45
ptPanelGridCustomVariable.................................................................................................................................................................... 46

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ptPanel3DCustom........................................................................................................................................................................................ 49
ptOrientToGrid.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
ptPanel3DCustomVariable........................................................................................................................................................................ 52
ptPanelGridQuads...................................................................................................................................................................................... 55
ptPanelSubDivide...................................................................................................................................................................................... 57
ptPanelRandomPoints................................................................................................................................................................................ 58
ptTriangulatePoints................................................................................................................................................................................ 58
ptTriangulateFaces.................................................................................................................................................................................. 59
ptDirection................................................................................................................................................................................................ 61
ptSwapGridUV.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 61
ptRowsDirection........................................................................................................................................................................................ 62
ptCompactGrid............................................................................................................................................................................................ 62
ptCloseGrid................................................................................................................................................................................................ 63
ptGridSeam.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 63
ptCleanOverlap.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 64
ptTrimGrid.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 65
ptOffsetPoints.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 66
ptOffsetGridByHeightfield.................................................................................................................................................................... 67
ptChangeGridDensity................................................................................................................................................................................ 68
ptExtendGrid.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 69
ptShiftGrid................................................................................................................................................................................................ 69
ptShuffleGrid............................................................................................................................................................................................ 70
ptConvertToDiagonalGrid........................................................................................................................................................................ 71
ptConvertToDiamondGrid.......................................................................................................................................................................... 72
ptWeaveGrids.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 72
ptExtractCenterGrid................................................................................................................................................................................ 72
ptMeanGrid.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 73
ptExtrudeEdges.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 75
ptOffsetEdges............................................................................................................................................................................................ 76
ptFinEdges.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 77
ptUnifyFacesDirection............................................................................................................................................................................ 78
ptAnalyzeFlatFaces.................................................................................................................................................................................. 78
ptGroupSimilarPanels.............................................................................................................................................................................. 79
ptUnrollFaces............................................................................................................................................................................................ 79
ptUnrollEdges............................................................................................................................................................................................ 80
ptUnrollPoints.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 80
ptOffsetBorder.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 81
ptPlanarLips.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 82
ptDivideCurveSpan.................................................................................................................................................................................... 85
ptDivideCurveByChordLength.................................................................................................................................................................. 86
ptSurfaceFromGridOfEditPoints............................................................................................................................................................ 86
ptSurfaceFromGridOfControlPoints...................................................................................................................................................... 87
ptUnifyCurvesDirection.......................................................................................................................................................................... 87
ptTagObjects.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 87

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ptSerializeObjectsName.......................................................................................................................................................................... 88
ptMeanCurves.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 88
ptMeanSurfaces.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 89
ptRemoveOverlappedPoints...................................................................................................................................................................... 90
ptSerializePoints.................................................................................................................................................................................... 91
ptSerializeEdges...................................................................................................................................................................................... 91
ptTagSerializedData................................................................................................................................................................................ 91
ptExportPointsSerializeData................................................................................................................................................................ 92
ptExportEdgesSerializeData.................................................................................................................................................................. 93

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PanelingTools
2008 Rhino Panelingtools PanelingTools NURBS
Panelingtools Rhino Rhino Panelingtools RhinoScriptPython
Grasshopper
Panelingtools
PanelingTools
Rajaa Issa
Robert McNeel & Associates
Rhinoceros Development team
rajaa@mcneel.com

PanelingTools Jessesn PanelingTools

jessesn@mcneel.com

http://v5.rhino3D.com/group/panelingtools/forum
http://www.rhino3D.com/support.htm Rajaa Issa
http://bbs.shaper3d.com
2014 Robert McNeel & Associates
Rhinoceros Rhino Robert McNeel & Associates

PanlingTools 1

PanelingTools
PanelingTools McNeel

Rhino Grasshopper http://v5.rhino3D.com/group/panelingtools,

PanelingTools

PanelingTools Rhino PanelingTools PanelingTools

PanelingTools
Tools Toolbar Layout
Files PanelingTools Toolbars PanelingTools

Rhino Panelingtools

Rhino Rhino
UnrollOffsetPipe Fin

123

Rhino

PanelingTools 3

S0(0)(0),S0(0)(1),...
S0 =
=
=
Rhino Properties Rhino Points Properties
PanelingTools

Rhino Points Rhino

Rhino Points

PanelingTools

RhinoScriptPython Rhino
ptPanelGrid

PanelingTools 4

Sub Main()
Dim i, j, strPt, strName
Dim x, y, z
Dim doubleA, doubleB, doubleStep
doubleA = 2
doubleB = 20
doubleStep = 0.5
For i = 0 To 8 Step 1
j = 0
For x = doubleA To doubleB Step doubleStep
y = (2 * i) + Sin(x)
z = Sin(y)
strPt = Rhino.AddPoint(Array(x, y, z))
If Not IsNull(strPt) Then
strName = "a(" & i & ")(" & j & ")"
Call Rhino.ObjectName(strPt, strName)
End If
j = j + 1
Next
Next
End Sub

PanelingTools 5

PanelingTools

ptGridArray

(1) (2), (3), (4)

PanelingTools :
4
(0,0)
Rhino

ptPanelGridCustom

PanelingTools 6

ptGridUCurves ptPanelGridCustom

ptGridSurfaceDomainNumber

PanelingTools 7

Rhino
Rhino
PanelingTools
/

PanelingTools 8

ptGridChangeDensity

PanelingTools 2D
3D

PanelingTools 9

Edges

Faces

PanelingTools 10

FlatFaces

Meshes

PanelingTolls

Rhino

Grid points

ON_3DPoint

Straight edges

ON_Line or ON_LineCurve

Straight face borders

ON_PolyLine or ON_PolylineCurve

Pulled edges

ON_NurbsCurve

Flat faces

Trimmed ON_Plane

Faces from straight edges

ON_NurbsSurface from an EdgeSurface

Faces from pulled edges

ON_NurbsSurface from a Patch

Mesh

ON_Mesh

PulledISO Projected
ISO

Straight (1), Pull (2), Projected (3).

Description

Straight

PanelingTools 11

Pull

ShortPath

Iso

Straight-line

Projected

straight

(1)(2)

PanelingTools

Rhino
PanelingTools

Rhino

ptGridExtrude2

PanelingTools 12

ptPanelGrid

PanelingTools 13

 PanelingTools

: Grid
ptGridArray ptGridArrayPolar

ptGridArray
ptGridArray

Enter
Options
U_Number
U
U_Spacing
U
U_direction
U
V_Number
V
V_Spacing
V
V_Direction
U
Group
Yes
NameOfGrid

PanelingTools 15

 PanelingTools

ptGridArrayPolar
ptGridArrayPolar

Enter

Enter
Enter
Options
U_Number
U
U_Spacing
U
U_Direction
U
V_Number
V
V_Angle
V
Group
Yes
NameOfGrid

PanelingTools 16

: Grid

: Grid
ptGridPoints ptGridPointsOnSurface

PanelingTools

ptGridPoints
ptGridPoints U V /
Spacing

Spacing = 1.0 (1), spacing = 2.0 (2).

Enter
Options
U_Spacing
U
V_Spacing
U
U_Direction
U
V_Direction
U
Group
Yes
DeleteInput
Yes
AlignPoints
Yes
NameOfGrid

PanelingTools 17

: Grid

ptGridPointsOnSurface
ptGridPointsOnSurface Tolerance
Tolerance

Enter
Options
Tolerance

Group
Yes
DeleteInput
Yes
AlignPoints
Yes
NameOfGrid

PanelingTools 18

: Grid

: Grid
ptGridExtrude1ptGridExtrude2ptGridUCurves ptGridUVCurves

ptGridExtrude1
ptGridExtrude1

V-direction= (), v-direction= ()

Enter
Options
U_Method

Number

U_NumberOfSpans

ArcLength

U_Length

U_Round
Yes
U_RoundingMethod
Up
Down

ChordLength

U_ChordLength

U_AddEndPoint
Yes

V_Number
V

PanelingTools 19

: Grid

V_Method

Parallel

V_Distance

V_Direction
U

Polar

V_Angle

V_RotationAxis

Group
Yes
NameOfGrid

ptGridExtrude2
ptGridExtrude2

Enter
Options
U_Method
U

PanelingTools 20

: Grid

Number

U_NumberOfSpans

ArcLength

U_ArcLength

U_Round
Yes
U_RoundingMethod
Up
Down

ChordLength

U_ChordLength

U_AddEndPoint
Yes

V_Method
V
Number

V_NumberOfSpans

ArcLength

V_ArcLength

V_Round
Yes
V_RoundingMethod
Up
Down

ChordLength

V_ChordLength

V_AddEndPoint
Yes

Group
Yes
NameOfGrid

SwitchCurves

PanelingTools 21

: Grid

ptGridUCurves
ptGridUCurves

1

Enter
Options
SortCurvesOrder
Yes
Method

NumberOfSpans

ArcLength

Round
Yes
RoundingMethod
Up
Down
ChordLength

AddEndPoint
Yes
Group
Yes

PanelingTools 22

: Grid

ptGridUVCurves
ptGridUVCurves
SortCurvesOrder

U
V
Enter
Options
SortCurvesOrder

Group
Yes

PanelingTools 23

: Grid

:
ptGridSurfaceDistanceptGridSurfaceDomainChordptGridSurfaceDomainLengthptGridSurfaceDomainNumber
ptGridSurfaceDomainVariable NURBS

ptGridSurfaceDomainNumber
U V

Enter

U V

Options
U_NumberofSpans
U
V_NumberOfSpans
U
Group
Yes

PanelingTools 25

: Grid

ptGridSurfaceDomainLength
U V

U V
Enter

U V

U V

Options
U_Length
U
V_Length
U
SelectBasePoint
00
Group
Yes

PanelingTools 26

: Grid

ptGridSurfaceDomainChord
U V

U V
Enter

U V

U V

Options
U_Dis
U
V_Dis
U
SelectBasePoint
00
Group
Yes

PanelingTools 27

: Grid

ptGridSurfaceDomainVariable
ptGridSurfaceDomainVariable UV

Gaussian (1)Mean (2)Attractors (3)Vector (4) Random (5)

Enter

Options
U_Number
U
V_Number
v
DistanceMethod

GaussianCurvature

MeanCurvature

PointAttractors

CurveAttractors

PanelingTools 28

: Grid

Vector

Random

Bitmap

AttractMethod
MeanCurvature GaussianCurvature,

Away
Toward
Magnitude

Group
Yes

ptGridSurfaceDistance
ptGridSurfaceDistance UV

Enter

UV

V V U V
U

PanelingTools 29

: Grid

Extend

Options
U_Distance
U
V_Distance
V
Extend

Group
Yes

PanelingTools 30

: Grid
ptGridCurve ptGridCurve2 UV

ptGridCurve ()

(), ()
Options
Line

CurveOptions
NumberOfCuts

ExtrudeMethod
Parallel

ExtrudeDirection

Spacing

PanelingTools 31

Polar

Angle

ProjectionDirection

GridOptions
Method

Number

NumberOfSpans

ArcLength

Length

Round
Yes
RoundingMethod
Up
Down

ChordLength

Distance

AddEndPoint
Yes

Group
Yes
NameOfGrid

PanelingTools 32

ptGridCurve2 ()
UV
ptGridCurve ptGridSurfaceUV

(), ()

(), ()
Options
Line

FirstDirCurvesOptions / SecondDirCurvesOptions
NumberOfCuts

ExtrudeMethod
Parallel
ExtrudeDirection

Spacing

PanelingTools 33

Polar
Angle

ProjectionDirection

Group
Yes
NameOfGrid

PanelingTools 34

: Grid

: 2-D
PanelingTools

ptPanelGrid
ptPanelGrid 2D

ptManage2DPatterns EdgeSrf Patch

Enter
Options
Pattern
2-D
Box

, BoxX

TriBasic

, Triangular

, Dense

, Diamond

PanelingTools 35

: Grid

AngleBox

, Wave

, Brick

PanelShape

Straight

Pull

ShortPath

Iso

Projected

ProjectionDirection
Z_dir
= Z
X_dir
= X
Y_dir
= Y
CPlaneNormal
=

PanelingTools 36

: Grid

PickPoints

AddEdges

AddFacesBorder

AddFaces
Patch EdgeSrf
AddFlatFaces

FlatFaceMethod

BestFit

FitBasePt0
U V

FitBasePt1
U V

FitBasePt2
U V

PanelingTools 37

: Grid

FitBasePt3
U V

TangentToCenter

AddMesh

Group
Yes
Name

ptManage2DPatterns
2D

ptPanelGrid
GridWidth=7GridHeight=7Shift_u=6 Shift_v=6

PanelingTools 38

: Grid

GridWidth=5GridHeight=6
Shift_u=2 Shift_v=4

New Edit Delete

New 2

Enter
Enter
Enter
Options
New

GridWidth
U
GridHeight
V
Shift_u
U
Shift_v
V
Reset

Undo

Name

PanelingTools 39

: Grid

Edit

Delete

2D
2D .txt

ptSave2DPatterns
2D
2D

Options
Append
Yes
SetTargetFile

ptLoad2DPatterns
ptSave2DPatterns 2D

PanelingTools 40

: 2-D

: 3-D
ptPanel3D 3D

ptPanel3D
3D

Options
Pattern

WireBox

Partition

Box

Wedge

Pyramid1

PanelingTools 41

: 2-D

Pyramid2

User-defined
Group
Yes
Name

ptManage3DPatterns
3D

New Edit Delete

New 2

Enter
Enter
Enter
Options
New

GridWidth
U
GridHeight
V
Shift_u
U

PanelingTools 42

: 2-D

Shift_v
V
Reset

Undo

Name

Edit

Delete

3D
3D .txt

ptSave3DPatterns
3D
3D

Options
Append
Yes
SetTargetFile

ptLoad3DPatterns
ptSave3DPatterns 3D

PanelingTools 43

: 3-D

ptPanelGridCustomptPanelGridCustomVariable, ptPanel3DCustom, ptPanel3DCustomVariable ptOrientToGrid

ptPanelGridCustom
ptPanelGridCustom
GridWith GridHeight
U V

Enter
Options
GridWidth

GridHeight

U_Spacing
U 1
2
V_Spacing
V
Group
Yes
Name

PanelingTools 45

: 3-D

ptPanelGridCustomVariable
ptPanelGridCustomVariable ptPanelGridCustom

Attractor (1), Start (2), End (3).

Enter

Enter
Options
PatternMethod

Scale

(1), (2), (3).

PanelingTools 46

: 3-D

Scale1D

(1), (2), (3), (4).

Rotate

(1), (2), (3 4).

Translate

(1), (2), (3), (4), (5).

PanelingTools 47

: 3-D

List

a (1), b (2), c (3), d (4), e (5).

Mean

(1), (2), (3).

DistributionMethod
0-1
GaussCurvature
0-1

PanelingTools 48

: 3-D

MeanCurvature
0-1

PointAttractors

CurveAttractors

Vector

Random
0-1
PullCurves

Group
Yes
Name

ptPanel3DCustom
3D
UV
3D

(); Y ()

PanelingTools 49

: 3-D

3D
Enter
Options
Base_x
U 0 X
Base_y
V 0 X
Shift_x
U 1
2
X_Length
X X
Y_Length
Y
Z_Length
Z

PanelingTools 50

: 3-D

ptOrientToGrid
3D

(1), x- (2), y- (3).

(1), x_ (2), y_ (3), 4 (4)

X Y

Enter
Options
Base_x
U 0 X
Base_y
V 0 X
Shift_x
U 1
2
Shift_y
Y

PanelingTools 51

: 3-D

X_Length
X
Y_Length
Y

ptPanel3DCustomVariable
ptPanel3DCustomVariable ptPanel3DCustom

Enter

Mean
Enter
Options
PatternMethod

List

PanelingTools 52

: 3-D

Mean
ptMeanSurfaces

(1), (2)
DistributionMethod
0-1
GaussCurvature
0-1
MeanCurvature
0-1
PointAttractors

CurveAttractors

PanelingTools 53

: 3-D

Vector

Random
0-1
Group
Yes
Name

PanelingTools 54

ptPanelGridQuads

ptPanelGridQuads

Deviation

- (1), Deviation = 0.01 (2), Deviation = 0.1 (3), Deviation = 1.0 (4)

Enter
Options
MaxDeviation
4
Triangulate
Yes
Group
Yes
Name

PanelingTools 55

ptPanelSubDivideptPanelRandomPoints ptTriangulatePoints

ptPanelSubDivide
ptPanelSubDivide

Main only (1), All (2), SubOnly (3).

Options
Degree

Method
Yes
All

SubOnly

Main Only

PanelShape
Straight
Pull

PanelingTools 57

ptPanelRandomPoints
ptPanelRandomPoints

Options
GenerateRandomly
Yes
PointCount

PanelShape
Straight
Pull

ptTriangulatePoints
ptTriangulatePoints Delaunay ptTriangulatePoints

PanelingTools 58

ptTriangulateFaces
ptTraingulateFaces

Options
DeleteInput

Join

PanelingTools 59

Rhino
ptDirectionptRowsDirection
ptCompactGridptCloseGridptGridSeamptCleanOverlapptTrimGridptOffsetPointsptChangeGridDensity
ptExtendGrid ptShiftGrid

ptDirection
ptDirection UV

VReverse=Yes (1), UReverse=Yes (2), U V Reverse=Yes (3).

Enter
Options
UReverse
Yes U
VReverse
Yes V
Group
Yes
NameOfGrid

ptSwapGridUV
ptSwapGridUV UV

PanelingTools 61

ptRowsDirection
ptRowDirection

Options
Group
Yes
NameOfGrid

ptCompactGrid
ptCompactGrid

(1), (2).

Enter

PanelingTools 62

ptCloseGrid
ptCloseGrid U V

(1), (2).

Enter
Options
Direction
UV
Group
Yes
NameOfGrid

Overlap

StartIndex

ptGridSeam
ptGridSeam

Shift=3, All=Yes

PanelingTools 63

Options
Direction (U/V)
UV
Shift

All
.
Group
Yes
NameOfGrid

ptCleanOverlap
ptCleanOverLap
U V

Enter
Options
Tolerance

PanelingTools 64

ptTrimGrid
ptTrimGrid

Inside (1), Outside (2), Edge (3).

Options
Mode
Inside

Outside

Edge

Group
Yes
NameOfGrid

PanelingTools 65

ptOffsetPoints
ptOffsetPoints

Options
DistanceMethod
Fixed

GaussianCurvature

MeanCurvature

AttractorPoints

SunVector

Random

Distance ( DistanceMethod=fixed)

MinDistance ()

MaxDistance ()

Group
Yes
Connect

PanelingTools 66

ptOffsetGridByHeightfield
ptOffsetGridByHeightField

Options
MinDistance

MaxDistance

CreateSurface
NURBS
Group
Yes
DeleteInput
Yes

PanelingTools 67

ptChangeGridDensity
ptChangeGridDensity UV

Options
UDensity
U
Increase
Decrease
Same
UNumber

VDensity
U
Increase
Decrease
Same
VNumber

DeleteInput

Group
Yes
NameOfGrid

PanelingTools 68

ptExtendGrid
ptExtendGrid UV

(1).

Enter
Options
UExtend
Yes U
UNumber
U
UDistance
U
VExtend
Yes V
VNumber
V
VDistance
V
Group
Yes
NameOfGrid

ptShiftGrid
ptShiftGrid

U 1

PanelingTools 69

Enter
Options
RowShift
U
ColShift
V

ptShuffleGrid
ptShuffleGrid
UV UV
ptDirection ptSwapGridUV

Options
DistanceMethod
GaussianCurvature

MeanCurvature

AttractorPoints

PanelingTools 70

AttractorCurves

SunVector

Random

AttractMethod
DistanceMethod Mean Gaussian
Magnitude

Group
Yes
DeleteInput
Yes

ptConvertToDiagonalGrid
ptConvertToDiagonalGrid

UV ptShuffleGrid
ptPanelGridCustom

() ().

PanelingTools 71

ptConvertToDiamondGrid
ptConvertToDiagonalGrid

UV ptShuffleGrid
ptPanelGridCustom

() ().

ptWeaveGrids
ptWeaveGrid

ptExtractCenterGrid
ptExtractCenterGrid

PanelingTools 72

ptMeanGrid
ptMeanGrid UV

Options
NumberOfGrids

CreateSrf

Group
Yes

PanelingTools 73

Rhino Rhino
ptExtrudeEdgesptOffsetEdgesptFinEdgesptUnifyFacesDirectionptAnalyzeFlatFaces
ptGroupSimilarPanelsptUnrollFacesptUnrollEdgesptUnrollPointsptOffsetBorder ptPlanarLips

ptExtrudeEdges
ptExtrudeEdge

Options
HeightMethod
Fixed

GaussianCurvature

MeanCurvature

AttractorPoints

SunVector

Random

Height ( HeightMethod=fixed)

MinDistance ( HeightMethod )

MaxDistance ( HeightMethod )

PanelingTools 75

NameEnding

ptOffsetEdges
ptOffsetEdges ptSurfaceFromGridOfEditPoint

Connect=Yes (), Connect=No ()

Options
DistanceMethod
Fixed

GaussianCurvature

MeanCurvature

AttractorPoints

SunVector

Random

MaxDistance ( DistanceMethod )

Connect
Yes

PanelingTools 76

NameEnding

ptFinEdges
ptFinEdges

Options
DistanceMethod
Fixed

GaussianCurvature

MeanCurvature

AttractorPoints

SunVector

Random

Distance ( DistanceMethod=fixed)

MaxDistance ( DistanceMethod )

NameEnding

PanelingTools 77

BothSides
Yes

ptUnifyFacesDirection
ptUnifyFaceDirection UV

UV

UV
Options
UnifyUV
UV

ptAnalyzeFlatFaces
ptAnalyzeFlatFaces ptPanelGrid

ptPanelGrid > FlatFaces )

PanelingTools 78

ptGroupSimilarPanels
ptGroupSimilarPanels

Enter
Options
Tolerance

ptUnrollFaces
ptUnrollFaces

Enter

Options
Explode
Yes
Label

PanelingTools 79

Layer
Current

NewSubLayer

SubLayerName

ptUnrollEdges
ptUnrollEdges

Options
Layer
Current

NewSubLayer

SubLayerName

ptUnrollPoints
ptUnrollPoints

PanelingTools 80

Options
Layer
Current

NewSubLayer

SubLayerName

ptOffsetBorder
ptOffsetBorder

Enter

Options
DistanceMethod
Fixed

GaussianCurvature

MeanCurvature

AttractorPoints

PanelingTools 81

SunVector

Random

Distance ( DistanceMethod=fixed)

MinDistance ( DistanceMethod )

MaxDistance ( DistanceMethod )

MakeHole
Yes

ptPlanarLips
ptPlanarLips

Enter
Options
Output

Curve
Surface
ConnectEdges
Yes
TypeOfDistance
Uniform

Variable

PanelingTools 82

DeleteInput
Yes
Distance
TypeOfDistance=Variable,(D1, D2,)

PanelingTools 83

ptDivideCurveSpanptDivideCurveByChordLength ptSurfaceFromGridOfControlPoints

ptDivideCurveSpan

=10 (1) , =1.0 (2).

Enter
Options
Method
Number

NumberOfSpans

ArcLength

Length

Round
Yes
RoundingMethod
Up
Down

Group
Yes

PanelingTools 85

ptDivideCurveByChordLength
ptDivideCurveByChordLength

Enter
Options
Distance

AddEndPoint
Yes
Group
Yes

ptSurfaceFromGridOfEditPoints
ptSurfaceFrmGridOfEditPoints

Enter

PanelingTools 86

ptSurfaceFromGridOfControlPoints
ptSurfaceFromGridOfControlPoints

Enter

ptUnifyCurvesDirection
ptUnifyCurvesDirection

ptTagObjects
ptTagObjects

(1), (2).
Options
TagMode
Dot

PanelingTools 87

Text

Height

ptSerializeObjectsName
ptSerializeObjectsName
Options
SortMethod

OrderOfSelection

Coordinates

Direction

Surface

Prefix

StartIndex

ptMeanCurves
ptMeanCurves CrvSeam

PanelingTools 88

ptMeanSurfaces
ptMeanSurfaces

Options
Method

ByNumber

ByDisFactor
0-1
CreateSrf

Group
Yes

PanelingTools 89

ptRemoveOverlappedPoints
ptRemoveOverLappedPoints

PanelingTools 90

ptSerializeEdgesptSerializePointsptTagSerializedDataptExportEdgesSerializeData
ptExportPointsSerializeData

ptSerializePoints
ptSerializedPoints ptTagSerializedData Rhino

Options
DataString
null"
StartIndex

ptSerializeEdges
ptSerializedPoints ptTagSerializedData Rhino

ptSerializePoints

Options
DataString
null"
StartIndex

ptTagSerializedData
ptTagSerializedData ptSerializePoints ptSerializeEdges

DisplaySerialOnly=No (1), DisplaySerialOnly=Yes (2).

Options
TagMode
Dot

Text

PanelingTools 91

Height

DisplaySerialOnly
Yes,

ptExportPointsSerializeData
ptExportPointsSerializeData ptSerializePoints

Options
AddPointsCoordinates
(xy z)
Description
Null
StartString

EndString

NewLine
Yes
PrintPointSerial
No
Append

SetTargetFile

PanelingTools 92

ptExportEdgesSerializeData
ptExportEdgesSerializeData ptSerializeEdges

Options
Description
Null
StartString

EndString

NewLine
Yes
PrintEdgeSerial
No
Append

SetTargetFile

PanelingTools 93

ptAnalyzeFlatFaces

ptChangeGridDensity

ptCleanOverlap

ptCompactGrid

ptCloseGrid
U V
ptConvertToDiagonalGrid

ptConvertToDiamondGrid

ptDirection
U V
ptDivideCurveByChordLength

ptDivideCurveSpan

ptExportEdgesSerializeData
ptSerializeEdges
ptExportPointsSerializeData
ptSerializePoints
ptExtendGrid
UV
ptExtractCenterGrid

ptExtrudeEdges

ptFinEdges

PanelingTools 95

ptGridArray

ptGridArrayPolar

ptGridCurve

ptGridCurve2

ptGridExtrude1

ptGridExtrude2

ptGridPoints
UV
ptGridPointsOnSurface

ptGridSeam

ptGridSurfaceDistance
UV
ptGridSurfaceDomainChord
U V
ptGridSurfaceDomainLength
U V
ptGridSurfaceDomainNumber
U V
ptGridSurfaceDomainVariable
UV
ptGridUCurves

ptGridUVCurves

ptGroupSimilarPanels

PanelingTools 96

ptLoad2DPatterns
ptSave2DPatterns
ptLoad3DPatterns
ptSave3DPatterns
ptManage2DPatterns
2D
ptManage3DPatterns
3D
ptMeanCurves

ptMeanGrid

ptMeanSurfaces

ptOffsetBorder

ptOffsetEdges

ptOffsetGridBtHeightfield

ptOffsetPoints

ptOrientToGrid
3D
ptPanel3D
3D
ptPanel3DCustom
3D
ptPanelGridCustomVariable
2D
ptPanelGrid
3D
ptPanelGridCustom
3D

PanelingTools 97

ptPanel3DCustomVariable
3D
ptPanelGridQuads

ptPanelRandomPoints

ptPanelSubDivide

ptPlanarLips

ptRemoveOverlappedPoints

ptRowsDirection

ptSave2DPatterns
2-D
ptSave3DPatterns
3-D
ptSerializeEdges

ptSerializeObjectsName

ptSerializePoints

ptShiftGrid

ptShuffleGrid

ptSurfaceFromGridOfControlPoints

ptSurfaceFromGridOfEditPoints

ptSwapGridUV
UV

PanelingTools 98

ptTagObjects

ptTagSerializedData
ptSerializePoints ptSerializeEdges
ptTriangulateFaces

ptTriangulatePoints
Delaunay
ptTrimGrid

ptUnifyCurvesDirection

ptUnifyFacesDirection
UV
ptUnrollEdges

ptUnrollFaces

ptUnrollPoints

ptWeaveGrids

PanelingTools 99