这里再补充一些基本常识
Triangulation is the most straightforward way to segment a freeform surface into planar panels. Numerous examples exist in architecture. While triangulating a surface might seem a simple task, its application in architecture can be delicate due to numerous requirements: - visual appearance, meeting design goals
- equally distributed panel sizes and shapes
- alignment of triangulation with features or creases
- minimum and maximum panel sizes
- freeform surfaces consisting of several patches
Usually there are contradictory requirements, leading to the need of carefully balanced solutions. An example can be seen in the project Blob. A major issue we are concerned with is flexibility: In a design process requirements may be readjusted or even changed in a rigorous way on very short notice. We have developed design tools that allow us to adapt to such changes spontaneously. This also fits nicely into the paradigm of parametric modelling: our design tools and software development skills let us close the gaps in parametric modelling tools. In the following rendering a triangle mesh featuring almost equilateral triangles is shown. The second rendering reveals how we may achieve this: by letting the incircles of the triangles form a packing. |