Attractor Curve

by Sean Madigan

May 14, 2012

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http://www.sean-madigan.com/2012/02/11/attractor-curve/

This definition takes any given surface and divides it into a given number of cells, each of which recieves a circle with variable radius. An attractor curve is used to drive this radius by calculating the distance from each given subdivided panel to its corresponding closest point along the attractor curve. The result is a field of circles with a fall-off gradient in size.

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  • Drowsy Telfast

    Is there a way to use your own curve ass opposed to using a circle rectangle or polygon? Can't seem to figure it out

    Oct 6, 2016

  • Sean Madigan

    Drowsey Telfast,

    Yes, in my definition I am driving the radius of each circle with the remapped distance values.  You could create a custom curve of your own, and a reference plane for that curve, and use the "orient" component to place that curve at each point on the grid.  Once oriented, you can plug the remapped distance values into a "scale NU" component for XYZ inputs.  This will scale your custom curve as you wish.  An example of this technique can be seen in my "image sampler" definition.  Good luck!

    Oct 6, 2016

  • Steve Schiller

    Hello,

    because the link is dead, does somebody know a similar definition or where I can find it?

    Thank you!

    Dec 4, 2017