Weaving Catenary/Funicular Meshes

So I'm trying to take a surface and perforate it with a bunch of funnels. I need the mesh to respond to the vortexes, so that if they move, the mesh opens up for it. I guess in a way, I've been trying to weave together two different relaxed objects.

I'm open to any and alllll suggestions- any ideas on how to proceed.

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Landscape for Weaving.3dm, 932 KB
Vortex Weaves.gh, 18 KB

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Permalink Reply by Alexandra Foster on April 11, 2016 at 2:29am

OKAY!! So now it's interactive-- how do I weave these together??

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E_COMPILED.gh, 865 KB

Permalink Reply by Alexandra Foster on April 11, 2016 at 3:17am

See, I'm sorta a big deal here, validation is kind of redundant. Just going to have to take my word as a sign of authenticity.

Permalink Reply by Alexandra Foster on April 11, 2016 at 2:47am

This is blasphemy! This is madness!

Super cool though-- I'm liking this soap opera path- absolutely awesome- but how do I make these sort of begin to leave a trace- sort of an impact? I've been trying to weave them, or play with vector fields- and leave residual forces along the paths from quelea, but each attempt makes my computer freak out. Any ideas?

Permalink Reply by peter fotiadis on April 11, 2016 at 2:57am

Hmm ...

1. Required paper NOT arrived yet > This is YOUR LAST chance for walking the walk (to greatness). PS: Don't forget to validate your signature.

2. For what interactive means: make a brake from Forms et all and try to understand what's happening.

Are you brave enough? Do you deserve the key for unlocking any door?

Answers to: The Lord, District 9, North Pole, Planet Zorg

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INTERACTIVE_surf_pieces_V2.gh, 188 KB
INTERACTIVE_surf_pieces_V1.3dm, 108 KB

Permalink Reply by peter fotiadis on April 11, 2016 at 3:19am

PS: When dealing with history (variants of collections) the "-" capability (variantRemove) means: delete (remove from the tree, that is) the first branch according the LIFO/FIFO sorting mode.

PS: Before going any further answer these critical questions:

1. Is a DataTree a List of Lists?

2. Can you sample in a DataTree 1 dog, 66 sardines and 666 double numbers?

3. What are the so called path dimensions?

4. Is a Matrix a kind of DataTree or a DataTree is a kind of Matrix?

Permalink Reply by Alexandra Foster on April 11, 2016 at 3:45am

1. Yes.

2. I would assume so. As long as you set up the correct parameters, you could dispatch 1 dog, 66 sardines, and perhaps 666 double numbers. I realize a double number is a parameter for c#, but is it simply an unreferenced, super specific number? Isn't that all a floating number is?

3. So these dimensions are the elements or branches on the tree. I suppose the path dimensions is a measurement of the extent of the variables retained?

4. A matrix is a type of data tree. Because you could treat a data tree as you might a matrix, but sometimes a data tree doesn't fit into a matrix format, meaning you cant apply a typical solution?

enlighten me, wise one. for serious, if you give me homework, I would gladly work on it. You're clearly a most capable teacher.

Permalink Reply by peter fotiadis on April 11, 2016 at 4:31am

1.No

2. Yes (as type <object>: the so called boxing), Requires un boxing for getting the dog for a walk and some sardines for a yummy(?) snack.

3. Dimensions are the indices of the paths: {6;66;666} means: 6th main branch then the 66th "subbranch" then the 666th "subbranch". See how the history of variants in the Interactive example grows and grows when you add variants (or shrinks if you delete some).

4. A Matrix can been viewed as a single dimension tree. Ditto the other thing.

Permalink Reply by Alexandra Foster on April 11, 2016 at 4:43am

1. Yes. Just a nested lists of lists. Right?

I thought it was just a hierarchical organization structure. Oh god, how does this work then?

Permalink Reply by Alexandra Foster on April 11, 2016 at 3:16am

Okey-dokey. Contract signed, now reveal the epic path to greatness!

Permalink Reply by peter fotiadis on April 14, 2016 at 12:11am

Re-start from node 0 by introducing the Horror_opera_Vx series of defs that test the "analytical" way to do it ... and prove ... well ... the obvious.

1. Some random curves represent the paths that viruses could follow. Then cones are made and some other things.You can move the cones around via the equivalent slider. If the cones "touch" then ... well .. test it and see what's happening,

2. Interactive capability is not present: assume that you have 666 paths/cones > by what means you think that you could control what's happening? By adding 666 sliders? (not in a million years).

3. Rhino is amusing with regard the solid union Method. Depending on Karma you can get this:

or that :

4. Leaving aside N3 .. if the real-time response goes AWOL with just 8 cones what would be the situation if you add 666 cones? This is the reason for using K to solve this ... obviously with "some" compromises yielding "vault" stuff like this: