Pushing mass away from spheres

Hey guys!

I am working on a project in grasshopper.

I have a flat solid slab that I want to model using spheres.

Let me clarify: The mass should move by being pushed away from the spheres. (like in the drawing)

I have tried using a sine to create the geometry or copying mass from the spheres to the top of the slab but this isn't the result I want.

Does anyone know how to create this "attraction/repulsion" effect in a grasshopper script? Maybe with Kangaroo?

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by RWNB on January 9, 2013 at 2:55pm

i'm am a little bit irrateted. is this the same def as shown the pict above?

Permalink Reply by Sander Mulders on January 10, 2013 at 1:18am

Nope, should be a different approach/method.

Permalink Reply by djordje on January 10, 2013 at 2:33am

Try increasing the division points on your initial flat surface.

Permalink Reply by RWNB on January 10, 2013 at 3:16am

no idea, but the input B parameter of the component division was at 0 (probably it was my fault) So the issue was at Null. therefore, nothing happened.

Permalink Reply by Sander Mulders on January 10, 2013 at 5:03am

In my example that should be 2 (total desired thickness divided by 2)

Permalink Reply by RWNB on January 10, 2013 at 3:53am

hi Sanders Mulders,

in this logic it has to be possible,
that a sphere is deformed by a curve.
what do you think?

thanks

Permalink Reply by Sander Mulders on January 10, 2013 at 5:05am

I think that should be possible since now the radius of each sphere is controlled by one of the genes. This could of course be controlled by something else like the distance to a curve.

Could you somehow show your ideas by a sketch?

Permalink Reply by RWNB on January 10, 2013 at 5:19am

something like this!