NeoArchaic Design

In using laser cut files directly out of Rhino, I consistently found the need for a command similar to “overkill” in Autocad for Rhino. In addition those pesky overlapping surfaces which create render artifacts and kill render time just needed a quick fix. Though it is only able to detect points, curves or surfaces, future adaptations for polysurfaces and possibly meshes are in the works. However for what it does this Rhino Script has been helpful.

Well, I finally made one. Ive been putting it off for a while, because so many of them already exist, but it provided the opportunity to look at information sorting in a more streamlined pattern. This Rib fabrication Rhino script allows the user to select a surface, input the row and column count, specify the rib dimensions, then sit back, have a coffee and let the computer do the work.

TETRAliefs is individually customizable bi level table surface. With the New York apartment in mind it is designed to be repositioned as a lightweight wall-scape when not in functional use. With any readily available image production software the user can create the simple gray scale pattern which programs the table to meet their particular wants. [...]

An Index of Parametric Geometry