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Dynamic Display

This plug-in for Rhino aims to supply some real-time visualization tools. All user feedback will be welcome, so please add comments below if you have any request.

Download it here: DynamicDisplay.zip (WIP8, last update January 5 2010)

Unzip the rhp file from the zip archive and use Rhino’s PlugInManager command to install the plug-in. The toolbar should appear automatically. This plug-in requries Rhino 4.0 SR5 or greater.

Commands

ddMirrorPlane

This command defines a plane and enables a display conduit that redraws symmetrically all the geometry along that plane.

Could be used to model symmetrical objects like a yatch hull.

 

ddClippingObject

This is a slower but more flexible version of ClippingPlane command. Allows use any closed polysurface or mesh as clipping object.

If clipping objects are created while history is enabled in the editor, these can be modified later and section will be updated automatically.

 

ddExtractMesh

Copies the clipped mesh to create a separate mesh object… for render or analysis purposes.

Known Bugs and limitations

  • Mirror plane has no representation so sometimes is dificult to figure out where it is.
  • Currently objects into blocks are not clipped.

 

This technology preview version will expire and no longer run after March 1, 2010.

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17 answers a “Dynamic Display”

  1. alemiele dice:
    12 June 2009 a las 12:30

    great plugin! I hope to test it now

  2. Jarek dice:
    16 June 2009 a las 12:45

    The plugin is very useful. Would it be possible for the ClippingObject to clip the Curves as well ?
    Also it looks like it is causing some artifacts with V5 realitime shadows ( the shadows from the clipped objects are shown correct but there are some glitches along the edges ).

    Great tool.

  3. chris dice:
    16 June 2009 a las 15:05

    Is is messing up the TSplines display.
    Other than that works fantastic.

  4. Universal Joint dice:
    7 October 2009 a las 14:19

    thanks for the download

  5. Salam dice:
    9 October 2009 a las 15:35

    thanks!

  6. Joerg dice:
    9 October 2009 a las 17:12

    many thanks!

  7. Fredrik dice:
    9 October 2009 a las 17:45

    very useful for us!
    Well done.
    Thanks!

  8. Gery dice:
    10 October 2009 a las 16:27

    Thank…i think use it soon..

  9. Luis dice:
    11 October 2009 a las 13:53

    Hello. I have tried this plugin, and although the logic seems simple (model geometry, cutting geometry, etc) I for some reason am not setting this up correctly. I have model very similar to the image you present of the car, except my car is a sphere. I have a solid that I m trying to use s the cutting object…just closed polysrf similar to the outlines in the image. Under difference mode, the sphere disappears, but the cutting geometry is still visible, so the section cannot be seen. A simple tutorial of the work flow would help.
    luis

  10. mauro dice:
    13 October 2009 a las 20:10

    thank

  11. Stefano dice:
    19 October 2009 a las 19:31

    PROBLEM: I’ve made a plugin that create a conduit. With your plugin loaded, in wireframe mode my plugin works fine, but in rendered mode, my pluging seems to be disabled.

    FIXED in WIP06

  12. coulibaly dice:
    20 October 2009 a las 9:24

    hi… I tried it, and don’t work.. why???
    can you help me whith a simple workflow please!!!
    Thank!

  13. Juan Galvan dice:
    23 October 2009 a las 14:42

    Excellent tool. For footwear scaling will be possible to try? Were I dowload the plug-in?

  14. homemastergoga dice:
    31 October 2009 a las 1:52

    The article is ver good. Write please more
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  15. ojpg10 dice:
    22 November 2009 a las 19:51

    I have tried several ways but does not work, if anyone knows how to talk to me in ojpg10@hotmail.com

  16. peter dice:
    30 November 2009 a las 11:12

    seems useful …
    what would be really fab is the option to convert this to real geometry, ie. cut the model according to the clippling planes, explode blocks, groups, etc
    Peter

  17. andrew dice:
    1 December 2009 a las 10:22

    this plugin is great, but it causes a big slow-down in rhino. zooming, panning and general navigation are all much slower when this plugin is loaded.

    FIXED in WIP07

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