Tessellation - Approximating a Form

An example of using the recent addition of Tessellation to the BullAnt Grasshopper plug-in to define a shape or form.  Mario Vergara recently posted to the Grasshopper forum about using L-systems to generate a shape or form.  Whilst the attached example doesn't utilize this, there is no reason why the base form could not be generated in a plug-in like Rabbit and then used as input to the BullAnt tessellation.  Improvements on the agenda include curve definitions for the intersection path.  Please send through other ideas and suggestions.  Be patient with the algorithm, it should run faster in Rhino v5.

You can download the Grasshopper / Rhino file from here.

Tessellation Work in Progress

More on this coming soon...
A demonstration of the work in progress for the tessellation commands in the Rhino3d plug-in.  Note I have edited out some pauses waiting for computation to complete.  The more computing power you have, the better this will perform so please be patient.  Rhino v5 recommended.  More performance improvements coming soon and more tessellations.

Weaire-Phelan intersecting a surface

I responded to a request for help on the Grasshopper forum with regards to generating Weire-Phelan polygons intersecting with a surface. I've recorded the screen capture below showing the difference as you halve the size of the polygons which I think is quite interesting. If you wish to try for yourself, the Rhino file can also be downloaded below, could be interesting to see how other shapes look (and to generate the intersecting curves using the command in the BullAnt plug-in)


Associated Rhino File

BullAnt takes on the WaterCube

So here's my take on to model the Watercube, a stunning stadium if you're ever lucky enough to see it in person.

Download the basic Rhino file from here.

It would have been brilliant to work on a structure such as this. The design team included Arup, PTW Architects, CSCEC and CCDI



There's reports on how the geometry was derived here and here that form the basis of my demonstration.