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    • pilouP Offline
      pilou
      last edited by

      An headache to make in reality πŸ’š

      Frenchy Pilou
      Is beautiful that please without concept!
      My Little site :)

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      • mitcorbM Offline
        mitcorb
        last edited by

        And maybe a buttache in Sketchup 🀣

        However, excellent work πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘

        I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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        • ken28875K Offline
          ken28875
          last edited by

          Wow, this is quite amazing. 😲

          How did you model it, Taff?

          Have a nice day,

          _KN

          Follow Your Dreams.

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          • TaffGochT Offline
            TaffGoch
            last edited by

            @ken28875 said:

            "How did you model it, Taff?"

            After spending hours developing the underlying geodesic template,...
            ...fitting the "follow-me" path, for the springs, was the easy part.

            (There are several recent online articles about "nexorades," if you're curious about the mathematical principles of the underlying template.)

            -Taff


            Nexorade/rotegrity template(4,1)


            Spring components

            "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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            • boofredlayB Offline
              boofredlay
              last edited by

              πŸ‘ πŸ‘

              http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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              • D Offline
                d12dozr
                last edited by

                Awesome. The repeating pattern of hexagons, pentagons, and triangles is mesmerizing.

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                • TaffGochT Offline
                  TaffGoch
                  last edited by

                  @d12dozr said:

                  "Awesome. The repeating pattern of hexagons, pentagons, and triangles is mesmerizing."

                  Yeah, well, when that happens to me, I figure that it's time to go to bed... πŸ’š

                  -Taff

                  "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                  • S Offline
                    Slimdog
                    last edited by

                    Dude good job.

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                      d12dozr
                      last edited by

                      @taffgoch said:

                      @d12dozr said:

                      "Awesome. The repeating pattern of hexagons, pentagons, and triangles is mesmerizing."

                      Yeah, well, when that happens to me, I figure that it's time to go to bed... πŸ’š

                      -Taff

                      πŸ˜„ I was trying to understand how it works, and what would happen if a guy clipped one of the springs πŸ˜†

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                      • TaffGochT Offline
                        TaffGoch
                        last edited by

                        I doubled the "wrap" of the springs, and like the final result, better than the original.
                        (Now my new desktop wallpaper) 😎

                        -Taff


                        Double-wrap

                        "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                        • TaffGochT Offline
                          TaffGoch
                          last edited by

                          Same methodology, but it was easier to start from scratch, on the springs, rather than try to modify the previous set.

                          -Taff


                          Templates

                          "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                          • david_hD Offline
                            david_h
                            last edited by

                            you are truly insane. . . . πŸ’š

                            If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                            • david_hD Offline
                              david_h
                              last edited by

                              but it is such a cool model. . . πŸ‘

                              If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                              • TaffGochT Offline
                                TaffGoch
                                last edited by

                                @unknownuser said:

                                *"you are truly insane...."Β * πŸ’š

                                Granted....

                                -Taff

                                "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                                • soloS Offline
                                  solo
                                  last edited by

                                  Very friggin cool, I would not be able to get my head around this if I was to try make it...way too complicated.

                                  I'd love to see this animated and rendered, spinning as the reflections shimmer.

                                  http://www.solos-art.com

                                  If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                                  • TaffGochT Offline
                                    TaffGoch
                                    last edited by

                                    Actually, this model shares the geometry of the two images, below. While keeping the same underlying geometry, I can get creative with the connected "bones" of the structure.

                                    That said, devising the original geometric template did, indeed, take alot of thought, and several procedural trials, until I got it right. Once that was fait accompli, it has been more like "playing" with concepts, rather than work.

                                    I've still got (at least) one remaining idea that I want to try, using this geometry template.

                                    -Taff


                                    Metal straps


                                    Wood; half-lapped mortise and tenon

                                    "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                                    • ken28875K Offline
                                      ken28875
                                      last edited by

                                      πŸ‘ πŸ‘

                                      Have a nice one!

                                      _KN

                                      Follow Your Dreams.

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                                      • alvisA Offline
                                        alvis
                                        last edited by

                                        And so you try to figure out ... I am impressed with forms of mathematics πŸ‘

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                                        • CoreMaster110C Offline
                                          CoreMaster110
                                          last edited by

                                          πŸ˜„ Amazing! πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘

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                                          • david_hD Offline
                                            david_h
                                            last edited by

                                            see I told ya. . .INSANE!!!! πŸ’š
                                            πŸ‘

                                            If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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