How to make something like this one? I think it's a metaball question.

Hi, I'm going to recreate this kind of building and I want to know how can my definition can be modify to this kind of building. I try one before but cannot adjust the height, the slope, and the location of the metaball in my definition. I want to ask whether I'm on the right track or what else I can do for this? If possible, can anyone just give me some quick definition for this? This is my final case study for the studio so please help me and thanks so much!

I know the definition is in random location, I wanna ask whether I can use some intersection line or any other method for the location of the metaball and how can I adjust the slope of it. Thanks for your help!

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Permalink Reply by nikos tzar on September 12, 2014 at 8:24am

This definition you have is for (kind of) random metaballs. you don't need most of these stuff.

Start with something like this and play around with the sliders to see what each one does.

hope this helps to get you started,

nikos

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Permalink Reply by Ka Chun Ringo Chan on September 12, 2014 at 8:37am

OMG!! that was so nice! Actually it solved most of my question but the one is that I want to know whether I can adjust the slope of the ball. Just like make it like like a pyramid in the above picture rather that a ball shape. And the last question is can I lift the ball up to the air rather than all start from the ground! Really my last question.

Thanks so much my friend, can you leave your contact to me cause I'm doing something related to this kind of techni, if I got messed up from it, can I just contact you and raise some quick question to you? (I think I will not have much to ask apart form the last question above ahaha no worry) I want to show you my work in my final year studio and make some improvement to it after I finallized. So if you can give your contact to me and help me a bit more in case I needed. I will definitely give credit to your in my first page of it becuz I really worried about whether I can finish it with my own. But if you are busy on your work, it's still ok for me cuz you already help me a lot! thanks!

Permalink Reply by nikos tzar on September 12, 2014 at 9:24am

Hello,

looking at the image again I am not so sure this is metaballs...

Anyway, if you play around with the sliders maybe you can come close to a result like this.

For "lifting the ball up to the air" try moving the points on X axis.

For straighter edges you can try reducing the "domain end" slider and also play around with the thresshold...

I will try to have a look at it a bit later.

As for contacting me, I have no problem but it is much better posting in this forum because people more experienced than me can give you help.

(if you want just add me as a friend)

Permalink Reply by Ka Chun Ringo Chan on September 12, 2014 at 7:57pm

Thanks so much and thats really help me much! let me play around with this first and please take a look if you can make it when you have time later on. I will definitely send you once I finished my studio in the later time :)

Please take a loook at that time and give me some improvement if possible.

Thanks again!

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