Queen's Baton for the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow 2014

by Brian Loudon

Oct 16, 2013

I thought Grasshopper users out there might be interested in my use of Grasshopper in the Queen's Baton for the next Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, next year. 

http://www.core77.com/blog/exclusive/4c_designs_baton_for_the_xx_commonwealth_games_combines_cutting-edge_3d-printed_titanium_with_a_millenium-old_woodworking_technique_25723.asp

Grasshopper gets a very slight mention in this core77 article, but it was what I used to develop the signature lattice framework that you see in the design. 

Grasshopper wasn't used for the "puzzle mechanism" at the top of the baton, but the first concepts and prototypes for that were developed in Rhino.

  • Danny Boyes

    If there was a like button here I would have pressed it. Well done.

    Oct 16, 2013

  • djordje

    Truly wonderful.

    Oct 16, 2013

  • Nick Tyrer

    Dude that is fantastic!  Some really interesting details. Congratulations

    Its a shame the BBC have uploaded their video at only 240p. It hurts my eyes to watch.

    Oct 17, 2013

  • Brian Loudon

    Thanks for your kind comments, much appreciated! Hopefully I will be able to write up the methodology at some point showing how grasshopper was used in the development of the lattice design.

    Oct 18, 2013

  • djordje

    That would be great!

    Oct 18, 2013

  • Brian Loudon

    just an update on this here if it is of interest; http://www.grasshopper3d.com/profiles/blogs/using-grasshopper-in-th...

    Jul 30, 2014