Drive a sculptural ceiling from a handful of wave parameters, then watch the battens rationalise: profile, spacing, steam bend limits, colour, backing and track system all resolve into a live RCP, a batten schedule with straight vs bent lineal metres, coordinated services, and an indicative order pack.
What this demonstrates
Product design automation for batten manufacturers. The same engine we build for cladding and batten manufacturers: design surface in, rationalised order pack out, driven by real product masters.
Every segment classified by local radius vs steam-bend limit
33.9 m
$1,152
$34.00/m
66.4 m
$3,719
+$22.00/m premium
177.6 m
$15,420
Requires laminated batten or reprofile
Backing · Black acoustic felt
15.8 m²
$977
Fixing · Concealed clip track
15.8 m²
$693
Batten-back clips slide onto extruded aluminium top-hat rails.
Irrational segments detected. 177.6 m of batten falls tighter than the 2.4 m factory bend limit for 42 x 42 Square (min 0.68 m observed).
To fix, either: reduce wave amplitude (currently 350 mm) or wave counts, pick a profile with a smaller minimum bend radius, or auto-rationalise into straight chord segments.
Battens · services · structural covered zones
Illustrative pipeline for a production deployment
Design surface (Rhino / Revit / IFC)
Architect's freeform ceiling surface
Manufacturer product master
Profiles, colours, minimum bend radii, rates
Services model (MEP + structure)
Air outlets, lighting, beams to coordinate around
Rationalisation (Grasshopper + Rhino.Inside.Revit)
Output
Manufacturer order pack
RCP, batten schedule, bending schedule, CNC-ready cut list, indicative pricing
Blackbutt · included
A3 pack: RCP, batten schedule, bend analysis and indicative pricing.
How these demos relate to the systems we build for clients.
It takes a wavy design surface and lays timber battens over it at your chosen profile, spacing and orientation. Every batten is analysed segment by segment: local radius, straight run, steam-bendable arc, and any section that exceeds the factory bend limit. The schedule, RCP and mock pricing update live.
Each profile carries a factory-allowable minimum steam bend radius. Segments tighter than that are flagged as over-bend and would either need laminated construction, a different profile, or a reworked geometry. In a production deployment those limits come straight from the manufacturer's own product data.
The PDF export includes an RCP, a per-profile schedule with straight vs steam-bent lineal metres, cut-length totals, backing and track areas, and indicative pricing. In a manufacturer deployment the same model emits nested cut lists, bending schedules, per-batten shop drawings and CNC data.
Yes. The same engine drives wall and facade cladding automation with real cladding systems (open-joint rainscreen, click-lock, cassette), curved and folded surfaces, and full setting-out. Ask us for a walkthrough.
Everything in the Playground is built with the same stack we deploy for clients: configurators driven by real product masters, planners connected to BIM data, and AR experiences served straight from the product catalogue.
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