Surface from rhino

src/compas/geometry/surfaces/nurbs.py

@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ def new_nurbssurface_from_parameters(cls, *args, **kwargs):
     raise PluginNotInstalledError
 
 
+@pluggable(category="factories")
+def new_nurbssurface_from_plane(cls, *args, **kwargs):
+    raise PluginNotInstalledError
+
+
 @pluggable(category="factories")
 def new_nurbssurface_from_points(cls, *args, **kwargs):
     raise PluginNotInstalledError
@@ -350,6 +355,10 @@ def from_fill(cls, curve1, curve2, curve3=None, curve4=None, style="stretch"):
         """
         return new_nurbssurface_from_fill(cls, curve1, curve2, curve3, curve4, style)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_plane(cls, plane, u_degree=1, v_degree=1):
+        return new_nurbssurface_from_plane(cls, plane, u_degree, v_degree)
+
     # ==============================================================================
     # Conversions
     # ==============================================================================

src/compas_rhino/geometry/surfaces/__init__.py

@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ def new_surface(cls, *args, **kwargs):
     return surface
 
 
+@plugin(category="factories", requires=["Rhino"])
+def new_surface_from_plane(cls, *args, **kwargs):
+    return RhinoSurface.from_plane(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
 @plugin(category="factories", requires=["Rhino"])
 def new_nurbssurface(cls, *args, **kwargs):
     surface = super(NurbsSurface, cls).__new__(cls)

src/compas_rhino/geometry/surfaces/nurbs.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from compas.geometry import Point
 from compas.geometry import knots_and_mults_to_knotvector
 from compas.itertools import flatten
+from compas_rhino.conversions import plane_to_rhino
 from compas_rhino.conversions import point_to_compas
 from compas_rhino.conversions import point_to_rhino
 
@@ -361,6 +362,32 @@ def from_fill(cls, curve1, curve2):
         surface.rhino_surface = Rhino.Geometry.NurbsSurface.CreateRuledSurface(curve1, curve2)
         return surface
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_plane(cls, plane, u_degree=1, v_degree=1):
+        """Construct a NURBS surface from a plane.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        plane : :class:`compas.geometry.Plane`
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        :class:`compas_rhino.geometry.RhinoNurbsSurface`
+
+        """
+        plane = plane_to_rhino(plane)
+        surface = cls()
+        surface.rhino_surface = Rhino.Geometry.NurbsSurface.CreateFromPlane(
+            plane,
+            Rhino.Geometry.Interval(0, 1),
+            Rhino.Geometry.Interval(0, 1),
+            u_degree,
+            v_degree,
+            u_degree + 1,
+            v_degree + 1,
+        )
+        return surface
+
     # ==============================================================================
     # Conversions
     # ==============================================================================

src/compas_rhino/geometry/surfaces/surface.py

@@ -168,22 +168,27 @@ def from_rhino(cls, rhino_surface):
         return curve
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_plane(cls, plane, box):
+    def from_plane(cls, plane, box=None):
         """Construct a surface from a plane.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         plane : :class:`compas.geometry.Plane`
             The plane.
+        box : :class:`compas.geometry.Box`, optional
+            A box that bounds the surface.
 
         Returns
         -------
         :class:`compas_rhino.geometry.RhinoSurface`
 
         """
         plane = plane_to_rhino(plane)
-        box = Rhino.Geometry.BoundingBox(box.xmin, box.ymin, box.zmin, box.xmax, box.ymax, box.zmax)
-        rhino_surface = Rhino.Geometry.PlaneSurface.CreateThroughBox(plane, box)
+        if box:
+            box = Rhino.Geometry.BoundingBox(box.xmin, box.ymin, box.zmin, box.xmax, box.ymax, box.zmax)
+            rhino_surface = Rhino.Geometry.PlaneSurface.CreateThroughBox(plane, box)
+        else:
+            rhino_surface = Rhino.Geometry.PlaneSurface(plane, Rhino.Geometry.Interval(0, 1), Rhino.Geometry.Interval(0, 1))
         return cls.from_rhino(rhino_surface)
 
     @classmethod