Spiral Based Point Cloud Representations of Sculptures

Year: 2022 Authors: Douglas Dwyer

Core claim

A 3D spiral point-cloud mapping can make sculptures easier to draw directly, visualize with depth, and annotate with surface designs.

Topics

point clouds, boundary representations, spiral mapping, surface drawing, 3D visualization

Domains

geometry, parameterization, splines, surface mapping, sculpture, digital drawing, generative design, visual composition

Methods

boundary-to-point-cloud conversion, 3D spiral ordering, cubic spline fitting, depth sorting, coordinate transformation

Media

.stl files, R, RStudio, 3D sculpture scans, dot-and-line drawings

Source status

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