What is this surface called and how can I begin to make it?

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Permalink Reply by Michael Pryor on December 14, 2011 at 3:07pm

Fair enough, but maybe sometimes 3D needs to just replicate the final object, not its process, but it would be a fun task to try and recreate. I've seen some interesting similar models with sliced rubber.

Permalink Reply by Luis Fraguada on December 14, 2011 at 5:10pm

Permalink Reply by Michael Pryor on December 14, 2011 at 5:14pm

nice

Permalink Reply by Anna Tomich on December 16, 2011 at 6:35am

This is allllll so great, thank you so much for your helpful replies.

I am working on it and trying to do as you say. and i understand in theory what to do, but I'm pretty new and so I can't seem to figure out how to really do it. I have attached the file I am working on.

The original surface is there and its contour lines. and on the left i have 1 try of where i cut the surface into a bunch of strips or there's the other try where I'm trying to slice the surface using those curves (but it doesn't work for me, I must be doing something wrong).

Which way would be the best? I have put some anchor points on the "1 try" because I was trying to see if kangaroo forces would work butttt I couldn't figure it out either.

I wish I could look at a sample file definition of someone doing the same thing.

But thank you so much you all are so enlightening. I really want to get it to work.

Thank you so much for your time,

Anni

Attachments:

kangaroo surface slits test.3dm, 3.1 MB

Permalink Reply by map on February 14, 2013 at 9:38am

Hi!, I'm working on a project with a somewhat similar expanding logic. Has anyone made any progress with the kangaroo portion of this? I'd be extremely grateful if you could share.