Hexagonal Bending - top view

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Comment by Robert Shanks on April 25, 2015 at 9:15pm

Nice work!

Comment by Quirin M on April 24, 2015 at 6:41am

Glad you like it!

You are not the first person to think it should be upside down. In smaller models, there actually was a natural curvature upwards because of the bending forces in each module. Sadly, that effect was much weaker in this bigger model.

Even though the dome of this was less pronounced, it was still quite strong. You probably couldnt have sat on it without damaging it but it yielded only very little when pushed by hand or the weight of one's upper body.

For the last five months I have actually developed the definition much further. I can define an underlying surface and change each module accordingly. It is not perfect, since there is too much going on in the structure that I can't predict but I can give the resulting structure a far greater and defined curvature.

I am currently looking to produce another model twice as large. Stay tuned for more.

Comment by Tudor Cosmatu on April 24, 2015 at 1:56am

Agree with you Nick, a domed version/canopy or even a more complex minimal surface would be an interesting testing ground.

I really like the different aspects of the composite model - the nice slick view on one side vs. the rugged other side.

Comment by Nick Tyrer on April 23, 2015 at 12:33pm

Love it!  Such a cool combination of details brought together in a elegant system. How strong is it?

And it might just be me, but it looks upside down, i think you should make a domed version the other way up.