Artisan Grasshopper

Cluster

4 components in Gemset › Cluster.

Creates a cluster from a GemObject

Nickname: Cluster · Tab: Gemset › Cluster

Inputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Default	Description
Gem	`Gem`	GemObject	item	—	Gem object to create the cluster for
Gems Params (optional)	`Gems`	Generic	item	—	Cluster gem parameters
Prongs Params (optional)	`Prongs`	Generic	item	—	Cluster prongs parameters
Main Gem Rail Params (optional)	`Main Gem Rail`	Generic	item	—	Cluster Main Gem Rail parameters
Cluster JSON (optional)	`JSON`	Text	item	—	JSON representation of a Cluster
Computation Mode (optional)	`Computation Mode`	Text	item	`RENDER`	Computation mode: RENDER or MANUFACTURING. Defaults to RENDER.

Outputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
Breps	`Breps`	Brep	list	Brep parts of the cluster
Gems	`Gems`	GemObject	list	Gem objects
Meshes	`Gems Meshes`	Geometry	list	Gem Meshes
Magnet Top	`Magnet Top`	Plane	item	Top center of the bounding box
Magnet Bottom	`Magnet Bot.`	Plane	item	Bottom center of the bounding box
Magnet North	`Magnet North`	Plane	item	North center of the bounding box
Magnet South	`Magnet South`	Plane	item	South center of the bounding box
Magnet West	`Magnet West`	Plane	item	West center of the bounding box
Magnet East	`Magnet East`	Plane	item	East center of the bounding box
Taxonomy	`Taxonomy`	Generic	item	Cluster taxonomy with reader-compatible keys
Semantic	`Semantic`	Text	item	Semantic text description of the cluster

Define the gem parameters for a cluster

Nickname: Cluster Gems · Tab: Gemset › Cluster

Inputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Default	Description
Gem Size	`Gem Size`	Number	item	`1.6`	Gem size
Min Distance	`Min Distance`	Number	item	`0.1`	Minimum distance between gems
Distance To Gem	`Distance To Gem`	Number	item	`2.0`	Distance to central gem
Z Position	`Z Position`	Number	item	`-0.5`	Z position of gems
Rotation	`Rotation`	Number	item	`0.0`	Rotation
Fillet Factor	`Fillet Factor`	Number	item	`0.3`	Fillet factor
Upper Rail Diameter	`Upper Rail Diameter`	Number	item	`1.0`	Upper rail diameter
Upper Rail Move In Z	`Upper Rail Move In Z`	Number	item	`-0.4`	Z offset for upper rail
Upper Rail Thread Diameter	`Upper Rail Thread Diameter`	Number	item	`0.3`	Thread diameter upper rail
Lower Rail Enable	`Lower Rail Enable`	Boolean	item	`false`	Enable lower rail
Lower Rail Diameter	`Lower Rail Diameter`	Number	item	`1.0`	Lower rail diameter
Lower Rail Move In Z	`Lower Rail Move In Z`	Number	item	`-0.8`	Z offset for lower rail
Lower Rail Thread Diameter	`Lower Rail Thread Diameter`	Number	item	`0.3`	Thread diameter lower rail
Connector (optional)	`Connector`	Generic	item	—	Dictionary from the Reader Connector output. Individual inputs override.

Outputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
Gems Parameters	`Gems`	Generic	item	Cluster gems parameters

Define the main gem rail parameters for a cluster

Nickname: Cluster Main Gem Rail · Tab: Gemset › Cluster

Inputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Default	Description
Enable	`Enable`	Boolean	item	`false`	Enable gem base
Width	`Width`	Number	item	`4.0`	Base width
Height	`Height`	Number	item	`4.0`	Base height
Rotation	`Rotation`	Number	item	`1.0`	Base rotation
Thread Diameter	`Thread Diameter`	Number	item	`1.1`	Thread diameter
Move In Z	`Move In Z`	Number	item	`-4.0`	Z offset
Rail Inside Gem %	`Rail Inside Gem %`	Number	item	`1.0`	Rail inside gem percentage
Bend Height	`Bend Height`	Number	item	`0.0`	Bend height
Bend Rotation	`Bend Rotation`	Number	item	`0.0`	Bend rotation
Connector (optional)	`Connector`	Generic	item	—	Dictionary from the Reader Connector output. Individual inputs override.

Outputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
GemBase Parameters	`GemBase`	Generic	item	Cluster gem base parameters

Define the prong parameters for a cluster

Nickname: Cluster Prongs · Tab: Gemset › Cluster

Inputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Default	Description
Number	`Number`	Integer	item	`4`	Number of prongs
Prongs Type	`Prongs Type`	Text	item	`STRAIGHT`	Type of prongs
Int Diameter	`Int Diameter`	Number	item	`0.8`	Internal prong diameter
Int Distance	`Int Distance`	Number	item	`0.5`	Internal prong distance
Int Height Over Girdle	`Int Height Over Girdle`	Number	item	`0.5`	Height over girdle
Int Height Under Girdle	`Int Height Under Girdle`	Number	item	`0.5`	Height under girdle
Int Move In Z	`Int Move In Z`	Number	item	`0.0`	Z offset
Int Gems Extension	`Int Gems Extension`	Number	item	`0.5`	Extension for manufacturing
Ext Diameter	`Ext Diameter`	Number	item	`0.8`	External prong diameter
Ext Distance	`Ext Distance`	Number	item	`0.5`	External prong distance
Ext Height Over Girdle	`Ext Height Over Girdle`	Number	item	`0.5`	Height over girdle
Ext Move In Z	`Ext Move In Z`	Number	item	`0.0`	Z offset
Ext Gems Extension	`Ext Gems Extension`	Number	item	`0.5`	Extension for manufacturing
Central Diameter	`Central Diameter`	Number	item	`0.8`	Central prong diameter
Central Gem Inside	`Central Gem Inside`	Number	item	`0.0`	Gem inside percentage
Central Height Over Girdle	`Central Height Over Girdle`	Number	item	`0.5`	Height over girdle
Central Move In Z	`Central Move In Z`	Number	item	`0.0`	Z offset
Central Gems Extension	`Central Gems Extension`	Number	item	`0.5`	Extension for manufacturing
Connector (optional)	`Connector`	Generic	item	—	Dictionary from the Reader Connector output. Individual inputs override.

Outputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
Prongs Parameters	`Prongs`	Generic	item	Cluster prongs parameters