Promiscuous Collisons [_v2]

Morphed Geometry

As I continued experimenting with Grasshopper, I was concentrating on using my existing surfaces from the motion study and applying a geometry to it. The last attempt used a surface that resulted in a fish-scale looking surface, and this time I used a sphere as my original geometry. These choices were more random than studied, yet the output was still intriguing  and allowed me to study how Grasshopper para metrically controls geometry.

definitions for each surface

Iterations of the morphed geometry surface

As seen in the image above, I captured moments of adjusting the sliders that controlled the U and V values for the division of the surface.

In these two iterations, the left surface has more divisions than the right. 

In these two iterations, the adjustments I made were of the direction of the geometry, either above the surface or below.

What was interesting was that the way in which I created the definition, the surface was divided in even increments regardless of the geometry of the surface, rather than being based on the geometry of the surface. This resulted in the applied geometry to be morphed unevenly to the surface.  It is almost a battle of geometry. There is: 1) the geometry of the motion surface, which is more complex in some spots than in others, 2) the geometry in how the surface is divided in the U and V direction, and 3) the geometry of the applied object and how it reacts to the divided surface.

Promiscuous Collisions [_v1]

Project 2b: Initial Attempts at Grasshopper

This project is my first foray into the world of Grasshopper. After watching some tutuorials, I tried to attempt to create a definition that subdivides a surface and applies it with a morphed geometry. I have used one of the surfaces of my original motion of a cartwheel as a base for this exploration. 

I created a simple lofted geometry in Rhino that I applied to the surface of motion. Using sliders, I was able to control the size of the applied geometry as well as the amounts of divisions within the surface.

exploration of surface manipulation

series of morphed geometry with original surface

While this exercise helped my familiarity with the tool, I quickly realized while working that this does not relate to the concepts of time in space/ space in time that we are examining.  I realized I needed to re-examine the conceptual agenda of my project to get an idea of what I wanted to accomplish with a parametric tool. This cartoon explores my thoughts of what I would like to examine within the study of the motion of a cartwheel. The motion is about both a combination of limbs moving individually to form an overall holistic movement and the irregularity that exists in what seems like a cyclical motion.

My next attempt with Grasshopper is to parametrically control a surface with data points or curves from the surfaces I created that capture the motion of a cartwheel in space and time.