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by titanomachy 216 days ago
The particle simulation approach to generating an organic "tree-like" support structure is super creative! If I'm understanding correctly, you defined some laws of physics and then ran a simulation with the "time" dimension mapped to the z-axis? Is this a well-known approach, or something you came up with?

Either way, it produces a beautiful aesthetic. I'd love to play around with this idea.
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WillMorr 216 days ago
That's pretty much it! It's the simplest method of supports I could come up with that allows for robust keepout zones. I did have a bunch of issues at first with supports blocking the path but with a little tuning it became surprisingly consistent. I doubt I'm the first to come up with it but I have not seen any similar systems.

Thank you! The emergent forms are much more interesting than they have any right to be for such a simple system.

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froh 216 days ago
> The emergent forms are much more interesting than they have any right to be for such a simple system.

hehe I wonder if this is how evolution in nature "comes up with" beauty :-D

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