Stepped Boxes to Attractor

Hi All,

I'm trying to create a fairly simple definition but having some problems finessing it to where I would like. I've been able to create the basic premise but am facing some issues:

I want the boxes to move only in the z direction a distance of 0-16 based on their distance from the sphere attractor, creating an altered landscape around the attractor (The base state would be a field of cubes that exist on a plane and only move in one z direction).

I can't create the limits to act as I would like, as I would like the attractor to create a depression in the boxes and not a rise. I've tried using various math functions but haven't been able to get it to work.

Any suggestions?

cheers

Attachments:

PixelJump1.ghx, 154 KB
PixelJump1.3dm, 49 KB

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Permalink Reply by Pieter Segeren on May 13, 2011 at 5:35pm

Hi Drew, I added some things that might help you make your landscape. Good luck!

Attachments:

PixelJump1_PSG.ghx, 151 KB

Permalink Reply by oneonth3run on May 13, 2011 at 5:41pm

Wow, this is exactly what I was looking for! Will play around with it and try to take it to the next step now.

Thank you!

Permalink Reply by Pieter Segeren on May 13, 2011 at 5:48pm

Great:) you're welcome.

Permalink Reply by oneonth3run on May 13, 2011 at 10:36pm

So my next step was to add more points of attraction to begin to see the effects of more of a 'crowd' behavior on the landscape, however when I added more points along alternative courses the model began to bifurcate and I am not able to segregate the points smoothly. Is there any way to do this?

many thanks

Attachments:

PixelJump_Multiple.ghx, 365 KB
PixelJump_Multiple.3dm, 8.1 MB

Permalink Reply by Nate Holland on May 13, 2011 at 11:50pm

Is this what you're talking about? If so all you needed to do was swap a closest point component out for your distance component. That way you're always measuring the distance to the closest attractor.

Permalink Reply by oneonth3run on May 14, 2011 at 12:01am

Yes that's what I was looking for! I'm new to the program and still developing a working knowledge of all the components, and it's always a pleasant moment when something is so easily solved. Thanks for your help Nate!

Permalink Reply by oneonth3run on May 19, 2011 at 1:36pm

I am trying to show the vectors between the attractor point and the cubes in the landscape it is influencing. After toying with it for a bit I'm still not able to constrain the vectors to only show the local influence for each point. It seems like it should be a simple operation but operating on no sleep isn't assisting! Any ideas?

Attachments:

PixelJump_Multiple.ghx, 751 KB
PixelJump_Multiple.3dm, 11 MB

Permalink Reply by Pieter Segeren on May 20, 2011 at 8:45am

Hi Drew, i tried something on a bit smaller definition to try to get this done. I think it could be (much) simpler than this, but it might inspire you to get that done... Let me know if you find an easier way please! Hope this helps.

Attachments:

in what cell.3dm, 72 KB
In what cell.ghx, 685 KB

Permalink Reply by Pieter Segeren on May 28, 2011 at 10:19am

Hi Drew, did you achieve your goal with the vectors? Have you tried this with Andrew Heumann's AssignPaths script at parametricmodel.com?
http://www.parametricmodel.com/AssignPaths/39.html

Permalink Reply by Pieter Segeren on May 28, 2011 at 6:13pm

I like how it looks with round pixels:)
(http://www.grasshopper3d.com/video/multiple-counting-attractors)

Permalink Reply by oneonth3run on December 20, 2011 at 12:41pm

I am hoping to use this file to create a link to my android device. I am hoping to create a connection between gh3d and android so that a grid would show on my phone similar to the gh model and allow touch manipulation of the field (touching the android screen with my finger would act as the attractor in gh) in real time.

Is this possible? I am thinking I will have to create a small custom application in processing or python to generate the visual end on android, but am not sure and was curious if anyone has tried anything similar.

Thanks

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