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• 2. Hanno (Aug 10, 2008 11.45):

  Hi tovarna,
  
  panelization of curved surfaces is a large topic... the KPF project you show is quite sophisticated and was definitely not done while learning scripting :-)
  
  I'm not very familiar with these rhino paneling tools, but as far as I know they are just very basic paneling methods. So I don't think there is a function in these tools that tells you how many different panels you have. Again, your example project was not done with such simple tools but with an self-developed, complex algorithm!
  
  But I don't want to disencourage you, keep playing and trying!
  
  Greetings
  
  Hanno

• 1. tovarna (Aug 08, 2008 16.37):

  my goal is learning how to divide a curved surface into panels. not such problem, don't you think? but i want to minimize the number of panels and maximum size (also minimum)...
  i just seen
  projects.ksteinfe.net/view.php?project=kpf_1492
  and, in some way, that could be a starting point. i am trying with
  en.wiki.mcneel.com/default.aspx/McNeel/PanelingTools.html
  but i can't still know how many of them are diferent, or if it is even posible to choose number of sides of the panels.
  do i explain correctly?
  i will keep "playing".
  thanks everybody