Modular Toroids Constructed from Nonahedra

Year: 2018 Authors: Yifat Amir; Carlo H. Séquin

Core claim

Greedy optimization can produce visually pleasing modular toroids from a nonahedron building block while keeping deviations from regularity small and achieving high-genus 3D-printed forms.

Topics

modular toroids, near-miss Johnson solid, geometric optimization, 3D printing

Domains

polyhedra, toroidal topology, symmetry groups, optimization, sculpture, generative design, visual aesthetics, art exhibit

Methods

gradient descent, parameterization, cost function optimization, symmetry constraints

Media

3D printer, polyhedral modules, digital model

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