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Cloudform

I've always been frustrated by the fact that two dimensional projected patterns deform as they map over a given shape rather than respond intelligently to the geometry of the shape. What I wanted to do with Cloudform was to make a script that would  map a geometrically consistent pattern on the surface of a complex form. It is simple in concept, harder in execution. After a bit of thought I realized the problem could be solved in a way similar to how faces are mapped in animation. By projecting a two dimensional pattern onto a topologically identical but flattened version of the form, then reassembling the form, the pattern actually folds with the form rather than distorts around it.

tags: Projection, Form, Maya, Perforation, Surface, Topology, MEL Script, Math, Faceted
categories: Research
Thursday 08.23.12
Posted by Alexander Pincus
 

Technique Towards Form

I’ll be giving a lecture today at The University of Pennsylvania on the reciprocal relationships between technique and form.

tags: University of Pennsylvania School of Design, Lecture, Form, Techniques
categories: Update
Monday 09.24.07
Posted by Alexander Pincus