Applied Research - Art & Design

Now, going faster…

sjoo — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:04:21 +0000

“Qhull<->Maya PyMEL-GUI” don’t use any longer any temporary text files for in and output to Qhull. Now, it used effectively the libqhull, the C library of Qhull for all operations. Well then? This approach is very much faster !!!

By the way…

…please, you can stop all the privat enquiries by email to download or step by step instructions to “Qhull<->Maya PyMEL-GUI” ! Thank you so much for your vested interest, but at this moment it isn’t possible. I will release a paper and the whole software tool-set I developed during this project once I graduated. Later you can find the download links here.

2D Voronoi Gyroid

sjoo — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:25:52 +0000

Voronoi cell structure based on a tensegrity gyroid shape. Irregular point set calculation again with my new pointset caculator within “Qhull<->Maya PyMEL-GUI”. Certainly pure geometry too – no texture!

Voronoi cell structure based on a tensegrity gyroid shape.

2D Voronoi Moebius Split Torus

sjoo — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:25:15 +0000

I’m scripting a new pointset creation modul to create locator sets named “LocSeeder” for the “Qhull<->Maya PyMEL-GUI” which used some natural algorithm functions. The base model split torus was shaped with TopMod, then a syncrisis between irregular point set calculation and cell relaxation, isosceles voronoi cells, on the surface with the “LocSeeder”. The voronoi cells are pure geometry – no texture! The greatest source of inspiration is always the NATURE !!!

Irregular cell sizing, isosceles (cell relaxation) 2D voronoi cells on MoebiusSplitTorus

Base shape inspiration: Keizo Ushio

Base shape inspiration: Keizo Ushio

Tower Cupola

sjoo — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:20:20 +0000

There’s one of my previous concepts for a tower building or a church-tower cupola, that I designed perhaps two years ago. It follows along a NURBS hyperbolic surface shell as a guide object. I’ve also used incidentally my same old 3D-pattern for a cool lamp design posterior (“LightGlobe” look for that in my gallery). That concept sketch was made with the involved tools Maya however and the unique Generizer modul in SmartDuplicate.

Tower Cupola - concept sketch in early 2007

Radiolarian with TopMod3D

sjoo — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:01:18 +0000

Made with the unique tools like selection and remeshing and so on in TopMod3D . Some random script modeling in Maya. Rendering 3Delight.

Radiolarian made with TopMod3D (TopMod3D.org)

3D Voronoi GyroidShell

sjoo — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:15:25 +0000

3D Voronoi cell calculation along a gyroid minimal surface with a geoVolume as cell clipping.

Qhull / Qhull<->Maya PyMEL-GUI

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3D Voronoi GyroidShell calculated with Qhull<->Maya PyMEL-GUI

3D Voronoi Cell Grid

sjoo — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:06:10 +0000

There’re the first experiments with Qhull for applied research and studies. Tools involved Qhull, Maya/Pymel Python Module and my new toolset Qhull<->Maya PyMEL-GUI. Rendering with 3Delight for Maya.

3D Voronoi cell grid experiment.

Screenshots from several 3D Voronoi cell grid examples.

Batwing Minimal Surface

sjoo — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:58:33 +0000

Batwing minimal surface basic construction with NURBS in Maya and some imagination. Converted to polys, remeshing to coral-like structure and a wire solidification. …and yes, I like this noisy rendering stuff.

Batwing Minimal Surface construction with NURBS in Maya and some imagination...