Tuesday, March 11, 2014

E02 - !!!!!!!!!! (Paneling Tools)

This is SO COOL.


Fun shapes made using Loft (with closed and open curves), Solid Paraboloid, Pipe, and Twist.

Custom grid panels (assuming that means only grid points and no lines or superimposition on surfaces) using ptGridSurfaceDomain, ptGridExtrude2, and ptGridUCurves. I experimented with different grid methods (number, arclength) and number of spans in the U/V direction to create denser or sparser grids.

Custom 2D panels with a couple of the curves from the previous studies and repetitions on one of the original lofted surfaces, some using the default patterns and some with patterns that I made myself. I also took some time to experiment with the different types of ptGridCurve options and discovered that some of the grids came out more or less formfitting than others.

Most exciting! Custom 3D panels with grid panels made from the original fun shapes and using 3D fills like tubes, cubes, and spheres. Same rules of experimentation applied, including offset distance and fill sizes!

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