How do I create this pattern ?

I am new to Grasshopper. I need help regarding this issue. I am supposed to have a square component that will split and open itself according to the attractor point on a grid. How can I do it? A photo of the single component is attached below. Any help would be greatly appreciated as this is part of my final year project.

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Permalink Reply by Dan Cascaval on January 8, 2017 at 10:10pm

As a general workflow, you'll probably need to -

Create the individual module unit and have it move between open and closed based on one variable. If you're interested in origami modules, this video might be a good place to start. In your case I'd probably have lines going from the corners to a central point that moves along a vector whose length is defined by the previously mentioned variable, but you can experiment a lot here.
Array these modules via rectangular grid or some other method on the pattern or surface you want.
Do a distance measurement to the attractor and remap those values (possibly add an expression) and feed them into the original module, so that you're getting a different amount of open/closed-ness in gradient by distance from the point.

There are many different ways to accomplish a folding system, the above is just a simple example. Best of luck!

-Dan

Permalink Reply by shankar on January 8, 2017 at 10:34pm