Relative Items Pyramid Panels

Panelising a wave surface with panel corners from Relative Items

Category: Data Trees & ListsLevel: Advanced29 components · 41 wires

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A wave surface is made from a point grid with Z = sin(x) x cos(y) and Surface From Points. Divide Surface yields a point tree {i}(j), and three Relative Items components fetch the {1}(0), {1}(1) and {0}(1) neighbours of every point, so the four corners of each panel line up without manual sorting. Each 4Point Surface panel gets an apex pushed along its normal with a height from an attractor, then Extrude Point forms a pyramid.

Grasshopper definition with wires

The real Grasshopper canvas: 29 components joined by 41 wires.

Relative Items Pyramid Panels: Grasshopper canvas with components and wires

The result in Rhino

Relative Items Pyramid Panels: result in Rhino

Project info

CategoryData Trees & Lists
LevelAdvanced
ToolGrasshopper · Rhino 8
Price (one price)US$175
Components29
Wires41

The project file you can download

The real project file is available. It is not just the pictures on this page: you get the working definition with every component and wire in place. It can be downloaded after payment, and we send the download link by WhatsApp or email.

ZIP: .gh + .ghx + baked .3dm + images

What is inside the file

The original Grasshopper definition (.gh and .ghx) with every component and wire in place, ready to open and tweak
The geometry baked to Rhino (.3dm)
Canvas and result images
A BACA-DULU.txt file listing the plugins required, the version and how to use it
All packed in one ZIP file

Project file: The actual project file (not just the picture) is available to download once payment is complete; we send the download link by WhatsApp or email
Payment: One price per project, paid in full upfront; the file is sent once payment is received
Tax: Prices exclude 11% VAT
Customisation: Adapting it to your own size or design can be ordered separately via WhatsApp

Components and plugins

Components used

Series
Surface From Points
Divide Surface
Relative Items
4Point Surface
Area
Brep Closest Point
Distance
Remap Numbers
Move
Extrude Point

Plugins required

None. It uses only the components built into Grasshopper.

Parameters you can change

Panels U (4 to 40): panels in U
Wave (0 to 6): surface amplitude
Pyramid Height (0 to 3): maximum apex height
Attractor X (0 to 30): attractor position

How the definition works

1Set the sliders in the Parameters group (Panels U, Wave, Pyramid Height, Attractor X).
2Wave surface: A 7 x 7 point grid with Z = wave x sin(x/3) x cos(y/3), made into Surface From Points.
3Panel corners: Divide Surface, then three Relative Items fetch the right, diagonal and upper neighbours of each point.
4Pyramids: Apex = panel centroid + normal x attractor height; Extrude Point builds the pyramid.

Price and ordering

US$175

One price for the whole project file, excl. 11% VAT

Order the file via WhatsApp

Frequently asked questions

Do I get the real file?

Yes. The pictures on this page are only previews. After payment we send the download link of the real project file (a ZIP containing the .gh and .ghx definition, the baked .3dm, images and a BACA-DULU.txt note) by WhatsApp or email.

Which Grasshopper version do I need?

The file was made in Rhino 8 with Grasshopper (Rhino 8). Newer versions open it too.

Can you adapt it to my design?

Yes, as a separate order. Message us on WhatsApp with a short description of the size and shape you want.

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The project file you can download

ZIP: .gh + .ghx + baked .3dm + images

What is inside the file

The original Grasshopper definition (.gh and .ghx) with every component and wire in place, ready to open and tweak

The geometry baked to Rhino (.3dm)

Canvas and result images

A BACA-DULU.txt file listing the plugins required, the version and how to use it

All packed in one ZIP file

Project file: The actual project file (not just the picture) is available to download once payment is complete; we send the download link by WhatsApp or email

Payment: One price per project, paid in full upfront; the file is sent once payment is received

Tax: Prices exclude 11% VAT

Customisation: Adapting it to your own size or design can be ordered separately via WhatsApp

How the definition works

1Set the sliders in the Parameters group (Panels U, Wave, Pyramid Height, Attractor X).

2Wave surface: A 7 x 7 point grid with Z = wave x sin(x/3) x cos(y/3), made into Surface From Points.

3Panel corners: Divide Surface, then three Relative Items fetch the right, diagonal and upper neighbours of each point.

4Pyramids: Apex = panel centroid + normal x attractor height; Extrude Point builds the pyramid.