Topic: Serpentine Block Walls

[David Bethel]

Serpentine block walls

Here's 1 I'm up against:

This could be brick, CMU or glass tile like shown:

The MEASURE command really sucks when it comes aligning a block along a serpentine path

Rules ( in this case )

• The glass tile is 6 Wide x 6 High x 4 Thick -  GLSB-664
• Horizontal grout joint : consistent 0.4 thick
• Vertical grout joints :     Inside Radius of the curve : Minimum Width 0.2  Outside Radius of the curve : No Maximum Width

The BLOCK GLSB-664 has the horizontal grout joints built into it ( 6.40 high )
It has no vertical joints at all.  It would be arrayed @ 6.4 along a straight path

So how to calculate the INSERT points and angles from a curved path.  In the real world, the first and last blocks will probably be a short straight segment, then start the curve.

I will probably extrapolate the vertical joint points from the INSERT data. 

Any ideas?  Thanks  -David


 

[Lee Mac]

Use the vlax-curve-* functions to calculate the necessary points and tangent directions (derivatives) along the curve.

[David Bethel]

I think I will have to offset the center line path 2" on either side and then find the paths of the inner radius with a curve function.  Transitioning from 1 direction to the other will be a challenge to say the least.

Thanks  -David

[David Bethel]

OK, So I cheated

• Divide the path based of the nominal x value of the tile / opening.
• Make the list of POINT entity values
• Add the start and end point of the path to the point list
• TRACE using the point list ( TRACEWID = the F-B Dim   THICKNESS = Tile Height + Grout Joint Width )
• Convert the TRACE entities to blocks and grout or frames and openings

The wood could be real world correct, bricks and glass tiles, probably not.  But it looks good.

-David

[Lee Mac]

But it looks good.

It certainly does! 

[David Bethel]

Thanks  -David