revisited: expanding varmblixt
It is extremely difficult for me to leave “finished” projects in the past. As I learn new skills and refine my taste, I find it difficult not to revisit past projects and revise them.
Evaluating my past project expanding varmblixt, I felt that more form iterations were necessary. I chose to begin with the form of a torus pitcher. To do this most efficiently, I rebuilt base geometries in Rhinoceros3D (Rhino) and parameterized almost the entire design using Grasshopper.
The Grasshopper definition I built allows for easy iteration, leaving only some details to be manually adjusted once the resulting geometry has been baked into Rhino.
See demonstration of parameterized iterative adjustments.
Once the geometry is baked, adjustments can be made easily, just as if the surface had been modeled purely in Rhino. For this form, I experimented by adding a spout in two planes.
The entire Grasshopper definition is built off of a single Rhino geometry.
Here are just a few of the iterations the Grasshopper definition achieved within a couple minutes of adjusting the sliders.