Applying a pattern across several surfaces in an easy way, driven by only two input curves

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Hi all,

As we from Autodesk often heard, that a lot of users are struggling to apply a pattern across several surfaces, my colleague @Andrzej_Samsonowicz and I worked on a solution for this. This script here is “work in progress”, and far from finished, but probably already helpful for the described task:

Multi-Surface-Patterning-2.20.dyn (265.6 KB)

EDIT:
You also need this .dyf file to be placed next to the script above:
ReorderCurves.dyf (6.3 KB)

Feel free to report bugs and enhancement requests here. A video demonstrating the use of the script can be found here:

Looking forward to your feedback!

Cheers,
GG

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New version of the script:

Multi-Surface-Patterning-2.23.dyn (309.6 KB)

Be aware you still need this .dyf file placed right beside the Dynamo script:

ReorderCurves.dyf (6.3 KB)

Bug fixes:
Improved Center Point calculation for geometry to be placed: now also works with 2D (planar) and 1D (e.g. axis aligned straight curves) input geometry.

New features:
Also supports multiple objects to be placed now.
Allows to rotate the placed input(s), to align it to the surface normal of the reference surface(s).

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Happy and healthy New Year, everyone!

New version of the script:

Multi-Surface-Patterning-2.26.dyn (333.5 KB)

Be aware you still need this .dyf file placed right beside the Dynamo script:

ReorderCurves.dyf (6.3 KB)

Bug fixes:
Second guide curve can contain multiple inputs now.
Section algorithm which is used for the placement is more stable now (before, sections which resulted in a point instead of a curve broke the algorithm).

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Latest version, which uses a faster and more stable way to compute the needed intersections:
Multi-Surface-Patterning-2022.0.3.28.dyn (242.5 KB)
Be aware you still need this .dyf file placed right beside the Dynamo script:
ReorderCurves.dyf (6.3 KB)

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