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Growing Cacti INT 731 SU 2018 Yu Xiong (Yuna)

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Growing Cacti

INT 731SU 2018

Yu Xiong (Yuna)

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Project Brief

A collection of parametric metaballs that inspired by odd cacti in nature

Easy to hold

Fancy shape

Function - User friendly-Short handle

Function - User friendly-Extend handle Function - User unfriendly- Weird hand gesture

Function - User unfriendly- Lack of hand protect

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Normal shape

Not easy to hold

Object Analysis

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Bending

CurvingExtrudingSweeping

RevolvingRotatingArraying

SplittingTrimming

Rotating

Practical

Digital

Carving

Technique Analysis Cactus and Parametric

Cactus Sphere Contour line Combination

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Parametric Cactus Family

Wild Cut Basic Group Pixel

GH Process

Meta-ball

Extrude

PopulateAmount Z Value Amount

AccuracyThreshold

Boundary

Selected surface Surface

Point Plane

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GH Process

Option: Sphere +Populate 3D

Number Control Plane Movement

Boundary + Points Meta-ball curves + Surfaces Extrusion

Option: Delete selected surfaces

Option: Exact extrusion between surfaces

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1 Basic

A basic cactus with simple spheres joining together.

Populate 2D

Seed: 38 Z Value: 100

Threshold: 0.1

Plane

Meta-ball

Surface

Extrusion

Inspiration Image Contour Lines Rendering

Plan Front Elevation

2 Group

A group of basic cacti growing together and unite as one.

Plane

Triangular: Size 12

Threshold: 0.935

Seed: 16

Populate 3D

Z Value: 27

Plane

Meta-ball

Surface

Extrusion

Inspiration Image Contour Lines Rendering

Plan Front Elevation

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3 Pixel

A pixelate cactus that has different extrusion heights.

Inspiration Image Contour Lines Rendering

Plan Front Elevation

Populate 2D

Seed: 33 Z Value: 60

Threshold: 0.073

Select: >15

Plane

Meta-ball

Surface

4 Wild

A cactus with no limitation and growing wild.

Inspiration Image Contour Lines Rendering

Plan Front Elevation

Populate 2D

Seed: 32 Z Value: 60

Threshold: 0.45

Plane

Meta-ball

Surface

Extrusion

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5 Cut

A cactus that is been cut in middle and remains a flat head.

Inspiration Image Contour Lines Rendering

Plan Front Elevation

Populate 2D

Seed: 34 Z Value: 8

Threshold: 0.560

Plane

Meta-ball

Surface

Extrusion Group

Basic

GH File

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Cut

Wild

Pixel

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