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AC-GH Connection Mesh node - APIERR_BADINDEX

furtonb
Advisor

Hi,

 

I'm trying to clean up some meshes with Rhino + GH and I would like to use the GH connection to generate a cleaner topology in Archicad instead of relying on the "import surveyors data".

 

However, the Mesh component gives me the following error:

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I'm using a projected grid of points and the boundary points as the input and a planar curve for the boundary:

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Any ideas why I get the message? I can generate walls for this curve, so the connection is working.

AC palette is looking like this:

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GH palette is looking like this, I'm using the default 19723 port:

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I am using AC26 INT b4019 with Rhino 7 SR28 (7.28.230421.13001) on Windows 10.

Thanks!

 

 

odv.hu | actively using: AC25-27 INT | Rhino6-8 | macOS @ apple silicon / win10 x64
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furtonb
Advisor

FYI, the "Place Mesh from Surveyors Data" command also fails to create the mesh, the popup warning contains the same error message.

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I've attached the example .txt which I tried loading. After selecting the file, I get the import window as usual:

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After I click OK, the bounding box and contour of the soo-to-be mesh is shown, but when I click to place it, the APIERR_BADINDEX message pops.

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This workflow worked numerous times before, I didn't have to do such a thing recently, I have no idea what goes wrong now.

odv.hu | actively using: AC25-27 INT | Rhino6-8 | macOS @ apple silicon / win10 x64
furtonb
Advisor

FYI 2: the attached txt imports into AC24 INT b4018 and AC25 INT b6000 without a problem on the same machines (the PC as described above and a MBP M1 Max running Ventura 13.2.1 and AC26 INT b4032 - Apple Silicon version).

 

As a workaround I can copy and paste the meshes to AC26, but I would be happy to get this resolved.

odv.hu | actively using: AC25-27 INT | Rhino6-8 | macOS @ apple silicon / win10 x64
2D
Contributor

I run into the same issue when trying to create a mesh in GH and send it to AC 27. It is being shown in Rhino/grasshopper but apparently the geometry does not get sent over to AC. any fix for this?Screenshot_4.png

2D
Contributor

In my case it was generating the mesh very far away from the 0,0,0 point. Was not aware of where the reference point of the mesh was. 😉