Trimming

[Maximilian.Teutsch]

Hello everyone,

I want to trim a curved pattern and used one of Johannes` learning tutorials as an template. Unfortunatelly makes the robot strange movements at the cornerpoints of the guidecurve and i find no way to avoid it.

Does anyone have a clue, what i do wrong or has another solution for trimming patterns?

Best regards
Max

[Johannes @ Robots in Architecture]

Hello Maximilian,

I guess it's connected to the meshing, but as you are using a nice surface, here's an easier way!

Best,
Johannes

[Maximilian.Teutsch]

Hey Johannes,

thanks for your quick response. Another simple question for you ;) -  how can i implement the tool-radius offset in this example?

Best,
Max

[Johannes @ Robots in Architecture]

Hello Max,

The problem is that you want to offset the curve to outside the surface, so the normal "Offset on Surface" does not work.
You could e.g. extend the surface in Rhino.
Or you take every plane, align it with the tangent (~direction) of the curve at that position, get it's coordinate axes and move it to the outside.
It's not perfect, but I've attached that approach below.

Best,
Johannes