Parametric Vector Field Script + Sample File
The script goes through the surface and evaluates the curvature on each division point, then creates a curve relative to the normal vector on each point of the surface. Curvature values at each evaluation point is considered in order to give length to the curves. The final lines in the function add a circle and extrude it on the curve normal to the surface and scaled according to the amount of curvature. Enjoy!
Samuel Hernandez
This begs for a further development:
Would be interesting to show a tutorial about this intriguing work and the process applied to other forces such as electrostatic and hydrodynamic flows. There are many ways to do this with rhino math plug in. In our graduate design studio my class is working with vector fields and attractors. Our teacher assigned us the problem of construction tectonic conditions such as buoyancy, magnetism, collision and gravity. The idea is to built and give to the senses an idea of those concepts well known in physics.
Sam.
Sep 30, 2010 @ 5:36 pm