minimal surface

Hi, how can i do minimal surface like these examples

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Permalink Reply by Michael Pryor on June 16, 2014 at 3:53pm

try this

Permalink Reply by Mohamed Naeim on June 18, 2014 at 3:15pm

I did my searches already and i did some experiments already

http://naeimdesigntechnologies.wordpress.com/2014/06/15/minimal-sur...

but what i am looking for is the logic in how to do the examples i show, which is not i google

Permalink Reply by Florian Bendl on September 30, 2014 at 3:04pm

Hi there,

what you are looking for is a process called "mesh relaxation". You can implement something equivalent to your pictures using the grasshopper plugins kangaroo together with optionally weaverbird. Check this out: http://vimeo.com/27484394

Regards,

Florian

Permalink Reply by peter fotiadis on October 1, 2014 at 1:13am

Try this test def attached (see case4 in particular).

Note: if GH fails to read the internalized data (the norm) use Rhino file (see Levels)

best, Peter

Attachments:

MinSurf_Starling_Peter_v4.gh, 503 KB
MinSurf_Starling_Peter_v4.3dm, 813 KB

Permalink Reply by Mohamed Naeim on June 13, 2016 at 9:23am

thank you peter, I just see your definition,

Starling Plugin is amazing, i will study it today

Permalink Reply by yiming_yang on April 10, 2019 at 11:58am

hi, peter. I'd like to ask you how to change the boundaries in this gh, realised that i could only see the demonstration.

Thank you!

Permalink Reply by Igor on October 1, 2014 at 10:29am

Look at this page http://www.grasshopper3d.com/profiles/blogs/minimal-surfaces.....

Permalink Reply by Kim hauer on June 13, 2016 at 11:11am

Thanks Igor, I don't know how I could missed this!Found at the bone yard:

Permalink Reply by nina songhori on August 4, 2017 at 2:28am

thank you very interesting

Permalink Reply by Lincoln Frost on June 13, 2016 at 12:30am

Hello Mohamed, I have the same question. Did you find the method to generate the forms you posted pictures of?

Permalink Reply by Mohamed Naeim on June 13, 2016 at 10:10am

Thank you Tom, Looks great,

the mathematics looks amazing

do u have references for other similar/different shapes

Permalink Reply by Lincoln Frost on June 13, 2016 at 8:32pm

Thanks Tom, that was easy to get working. What I realize now is that, for the artistic forms I am interested in, I probably want more free form capability than strict mathematical minimality. Something like the mesh relaxation shown in the video https://vimeo.com/27484394.

However Kangaroo has changed since then and I'm finding it difficult to know what components and plug-ins to use to do this. Can you give me a hint about the easiest way to achieve mesh relaxation with anchor points?