{"id":1123,"date":"2022-11-24T16:15:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T16:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/?page_id=1123"},"modified":"2025-11-07T09:49:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T09:49:59","slug":"climbing-wall-design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/index.php\/services\/climbing-wall-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Climbing Walls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you have ever modeled a climbing wall you know how time consuming even small changes can be. Most people use Sketchup to design climbing walls for two simple reasons: 1. it&#8217;s free and 2. it allows moving corners within their degree of freedom. Add a triangle whenever you&#8217;re stuck since triangles are always planar&#8230;<br><br>I&#8217;m using Rhino and I prefer large polygons with as few sharp corners as possible. Here are some hints how I do it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1000\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1000;\" width=\"1920\" controls poster=\"https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/22_11_14_mrtn_wall_modeling_01.png\" src=\"https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20_04_15_planarize_01_mrtn.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Removing an edge \/ merging two planes of a boulder.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1000\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1778 \/ 1000;\" width=\"1778\" controls poster=\"https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/22_11_14_mrtn_wall_modeling_02.png\" src=\"https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20_04_15_planarize_3dm_mrtn.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Adding a surface to a boulder.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1000\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1000;\" width=\"1920\" controls poster=\"https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/22_11_14_mrtn_wall_modeling_03.png\" src=\"https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20_04_05_planarize_02_mrtn.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Adjustable points are set on a rough model of a boulder. The pink spheres visualize how much an individual surface is warped. The blue planes are all planar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-03-20-12-43-42_Trim.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screen capture of my paneling for the new comp wall at Camp5 KL East. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The surface of most climbing walls made of plywood. Sheet sizes differ but common dimensions are 1.5 x 1.5 m, 2.4 x 1.2 m, 2.5 x 1.25 m and 3 x 1.5 m. <br><br>Hole patterns are either &#8220;orthogonal&#8221; and parallel to the panel edge or 45\u00b0 rotated which is called &#8220;diamond grid&#8221;. Some wall manufacturers also use a triangular hole pattern, however I don&#8217;t think it makes much sense at all. The height and with of an equilateral triangle are not the same, hence it is impossible to create a seamless pattern on squares and rectangles with an aspect ratio of 2:1<br><br>A modern climbing walls might not have M10 t-nut holes on all surfaces anymore. Yet I&#8217;m convinced that rendered images of climbing walls with panels, holes ans maybe even holds are easier to understand than blank surfaces. <br><br>And yes, if it was just for renders, one could use textures to simulate holes and beveled paneld edges. M10 t-nut holes could be created with a bumb map&#8230; Anyway, I want to be able to export CNC data of climbing wall panels so I chose to build my own algorithm for paneling and hole patterns. My algorithm is also capable to create a block of every panel and plane which is amongst other things very useful for mapping textures and exporting geometry for other 3D software.  <br><br>With hundreds of panels, the production is also a logistical challenge. Panels need  to be named with an easily understandeable name. So far I&#8217;m using the following format: sector &#8211; plane &#8211; panel id. Additional metadata such as number of holes, length and angle of cutting operations and color is saved in a spreadsheet. <br><br>The general goal of my algorithm is to reduce boring repetitive tasks, avoid mistakes and provide perfect 3D files for climbing wall manufacturers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"782\" data-id=\"837\" src=\"https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/22_03_10_mrtn_panel-1024x782.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/22_03_10_mrtn_panel-1024x782.png 1024w, https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/22_03_10_mrtn_panel-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/22_03_10_mrtn_panel-768x587.png 768w, https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/22_03_10_mrtn_panel-1536x1173.png 1536w, https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/22_03_10_mrtn_panel-2048x1564.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"826\" data-id=\"836\" src=\"https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/22_03_15_diamond_grid-1024x826.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/22_03_15_diamond_grid-1024x826.png 1024w, https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/22_03_15_diamond_grid-300x242.png 300w, https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/22_03_15_diamond_grid-768x619.png 768w, https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/22_03_15_diamond_grid-1536x1238.png 1536w, https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/22_03_15_diamond_grid.png 1981w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20_04_08_elys_04-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20_04_08_elys_04-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20_04_08_elys_04-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20_04_08_elys_04-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20_04_08_elys_04-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20_04_08_elys_04-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20_04_08_elys_04.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/22_08_16_wm_logo_boulder_dxf-1024x541.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/22_08_16_wm_logo_boulder_dxf-1024x541.png 1024w, https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/22_08_16_wm_logo_boulder_dxf-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/22_08_16_wm_logo_boulder_dxf-768x406.png 768w, https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/22_08_16_wm_logo_boulder_dxf-1536x812.png 1536w, https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/22_08_16_wm_logo_boulder_dxf-2048x1083.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"490\" data-id=\"831\" src=\"https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20_04_08_elys_01-1024x490.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20_04_08_elys_01-1024x490.png 1024w, https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20_04_08_elys_01-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20_04_08_elys_01-768x367.png 768w, https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20_04_08_elys_01-1536x735.png 1536w, https:\/\/mrtn.ch\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20_04_08_elys_01-2048x979.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the category filter &#8220;Walls&#8221; 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