Paneling is typically done in two steps:

1) Create a grid .

Create a rectangular paneling grid of points. Creating a paneling grid results in points that can be

manipulated with any Grasshopper standard components or PT grid utility components.

2) Populate the grid with paneling elements.

Populate a pattern or modules of curves, surfaces, and polysurfaces. Generating the paneling creates

patterns and applies the patterns to a valid paneling grid of points. The resulting paneling is standard

Rhino geometry in the form of curves, surfaces, or meshes. To further process panels (with the Unroll ,

Offset , Pipe , or Fin commands, for example) use paneling utility components and other Grasshopper

components.

The two-step ( 1 & 2 ) process gives more flexibility and better control over the result. Normally, the initial grid is

generated interactively and is a good indicator of scale. The grid can be generated using the many

grid-generating commands or with scripting. The grid can be directly edited and refined before any paneling

is applied. Panels can be created using user-defined patterns that connect grid points or free-form patterns.

Let us see how these two steps work!