Oct. 31, 2003 Talk:
Sculpture from Symmetrically Arranged Planar Components by George Hart
Abstract: The extended face planes of symmetric polyhedra form a set of
interconnected canvases that can be used as the basis for a wide range of
sculptural forms. A special-purpose software tool is described which allows the
user to select families of such planes, to draw within them, to maintain
constraints concerning points lying on their intersections, to view and modify
the results interactively in real time, and to output the result for production
either as 3D rapid prototyping or 2D laser-cutting, etc. A range of examples
demonstrate the versatility of the approach. One example will be constructed on
campus as a large group assembly project from laser-cut wooden components.
Photos by Mark Hoffman: