Folded Forms
Sub-D deformations with Rhino Grasshoper
A series of investigations into Sub-D deformations using Python and Rhino Grasshopper.
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Forms were derived out of the folding of surfaces through multiple penetrations of an origin surface.
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Each deformation of the existing form, creates a new form from the continued action of piercing and folding.
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