Grasshopper
Chair Morph
Script created to allow for human centric creation of chairs. The GH file references anthropometric data and based on select preferential data a chair is produced for you. The script takes it a step further by allowing for contour, waffle, and zip variants of the chair to be fabricated by producing laid out mill-ready files.
Siemen
Very cool. Which render software was used for this? Was this created using the animate slider?
May 23, 2017
Mateusz Zwierzycki
Really cool.
Is it a part of some research project ? Do you have any publications ?
May 23, 2017
Kevin Miller
Siemen: Thank you! I actually didn't use slider animations for this one. I have about 50 different variables within this script. Each frame ended up isolating a single variable so it was manual. I did automate the baking process and use a plug-in to put each change on its own layer. As for the render software, I used the bridge into keyshot. The same effect can be achieved in vray, however. I am using a custom HDRI map. It was a serene field that I adjusted the hues on to have a pink ground and blue sky. This lights the white material of the chair giving it the cotton candy effect.
Mateusz: Thanks! This was a part of my Master Thesis at Ball State Unversity. I currently do not have any publications (if you're offering, I accept! ha!). If you would like to discuss it more, feel free to send me a message directly and I will gladly share. I appreciate the interest!
May 23, 2017