Design by Subdivision

Year: 2010 Authors: Michael Hansmeyer

Core claim

Enhanced subdivision weights and spatially specified controls turn Catmull-Clark subdivision into a reproducible design tool for highly complex forms.

Topics

Catmull-Clark subdivision, complex geometrical form, spatially varying weights, mesh-based design

Domains

computational geometry, subdivision surfaces, mesh topology, generative design, computer-aided design, architectural form-making

Methods

parameterized weighting rules, vertex extrusion, intrinsic and extrinsic weighting

Media

polygonal mesh, hexahedron, 3D model

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