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CS 285

CS 285. Analogies from 2D to 3D Exercises in Disciplined Creativity Carlo H. Séquin University of California, Berkeley. Motivation — Puzzling Questions. What is creativity ? Where do novel ideas come from ?

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CS 285

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  1. CS 285 Analogies from 2D to 3D Exercises in Disciplined Creativity Carlo H. Séquin University of California, Berkeley

  2. Motivation — Puzzling Questions • What is creativity ? • Where do novel ideas come from ? • Are there any truly novel ideas ?Or are they evolutionary developments, and just combinations of known ideas ? • How do we evaluate open-ended designs ? • What’s a good solution to a problem ? • How do we know when we are done ?

  3. Shockley’s Model of Creativity • We possess a pool of known ideas and models. • A generator randomly churns up some of these. • Multi-level filtering weeds out poor combinations;only a small fraction percolates to consciousness. • We critically analyze those ideas with left brain. • See diagram (from inside front cover of “Mechanics”)

  4. Shockley’s Model of Creativity “ACOR”: • Key Attributes • Comparison Operators • Orderly Relationships = Quantum of conceptual ideas ?

  5. Human Mind vs. Computer The human mind has outstanding abilities for: • pattern recognition, • detecting similarities, • finding analogies, • making simplified mental models, • carrying solutions to other domains. It is worthwhile (& possible) to train this skill.

  6. Geometric Design Exercises • Good playground to demonstrate and exercise above skills. • Raises to a conscious level the many activities that go on when one is searching for a solution to an open-ended design problem. • Nicely combines the open, creative search processes of the right brain and the disciplined evaluation of the left brain.

  7. Selected Examples Examples drawn from graduate courses in geometric modeling: • 3D Hilbert Curve • Borromean Tangles • 3D Yin-Yang • 3D Spiral Surface

  8. The 2D Hilbert Curve

  9. Artist’s Use of the Hilbert Curve Helaman Ferguson, Umbilic Torus NC,silicon bronze, 27x27x9in., SIGGRAPH’86

  10. Design Problem: 3D Hilbert Curve What are the plausible constraints ? • 3D array of 2n x 2n x 2n vertices • Visit all vertices exactly once • Aim for self-similarity • No long-distance connections • Only nearest-neighbor connections • Recursive formulation (to go to arbitrary n)

  11. Construction of 3D Hilbert Curve

  12. Design Choices: 3D Hilbert Curve What are the things one might optimize ? • Maximal symmetry • Overall closed loop • No consecutive collinear segments • No (3 or 4 ?) coplanar segment sequence • Closed-form recursive formulation • others ?

  13. == Student Solutions • see foils ...

  14. = More than One Solution ! • >>> Compare wire models • What are the tradeoffs ?

  15. 3D Hilbert Curve -- 3rd Generation • Programming, • Debugging, • Parameter adjustments, • Display through SLIDE (Jordan Smith)

  16. Hilbert_512 Radiator Pipe Jane Yen

  17. 3D Hilbert Curve, Gen. 2 -- (FDM)

  18. The Borromean Rings Borromean Ringsvs.Tangle of 3 Rings No pair of rings interlock!

  19. The Borromean Rings in 3D Borromean Ringsvs.Tangle of 3 Rings No pair of rings interlock!

  20. Artist’s Realization of Bor. Tangle Genesis by John Robinson

  21. Artist’s Realization of Bor. Tangle Creation by John Robinson

  22. Design Task: Borromean Tangles • Design a Borromean Tangle with 4 loops; • then with 5 and more loops … What this might mean: • Symmetrically arrange N loops in space. • Study their interlocking patterns. • Form a tight configuration.

  23. Finding a “Tangle" with 4 Loops Ignore whether the loops interlock or not. How does one set out looking for a solution ? • Consider tetrahedral symmetry. • Place twelve vertices symmetrically. • Perhaps at mid-points of edges of a cube. • Connect them into triangles.

  24. Artistic Tangle of 4 Triangles

  25. A A A A B E B D C B C B D C D C Abstract Interlock-Analysis How should the rings relate to one another ? = “wraps around” 3 loops:  cyclical relationship4 loops: no symmetrical solution 5 loops:  every loop encircles two others 4 loops: has an asymmetrical solution

  26. Construction of 5-loop Tangle Construction based on dodecahedron. • Group the 20 vertices into 5 groups of 4, • to yield 5 rectangles,which pairwise do not interlock !

  27. Parameter Adjustments in SLIDE WIDTH LENGTH ROUND

  28. 5-loop Tangle -- made with FDM

  29. Alan Holden’s 4-loop Tangle

  30. Wood models: Borrom. 4-loops • see models...

  31. Other Tangles by Alan Holden 10 MutuallyInterlocking Triangles: • Use 30 edge-midpoints of dodecahedron.

  32. More Tangle Models • 6 pentagons in equatorial planes. • 6 squares in offset planes • 4 triangles in offset planes (wood models) • 10 triangles

  33. Introduction to the Yin-Yang • Religious symbol • Abstract 2D Geometry

  34. Design Problem: 3D Yin-Yang What this might mean ... • Subdivide a sphere into two halves. Do this in 3D !

  35. 3D Yin-Yang (Amy Hsu) Clay Model

  36. 3D Yin-Yang (Robert Hillaire)

  37. 3D Yin-Yang (Robert Hillaire) Acrylite Model

  38. Max Bill’s Solution

  39. Many Solutions for 3D Yin-Yang • Most popular: -- Max Bill solution • Unexpected: -- Splitting sphere in 3 parts • Hoped for: -- Semi-circle sweep solutions • Machinable: -- Torus solution • Earliest (?) -- Wink’s solution • Perfection ? -- Cyclide solution

  40. Yin-Yang Variants http//korea.insights.co.kr/symbol/sym_1.html

  41. Yin-Yang Variants http//korea.insights.co.kr/symbol/sym_1.html The three-part t'aeguk symbolizes heaven, earth, and humanity. Each part is separate but the three parts exist in unity and are equal in value. As the yin and yang of the Supreme Ultimate merge and make a perfect circle, so do heaven, earth and humanity create the universe. Therefore the Supreme Ultimate and the three-part t'aeguk both symbolize the universe.

  42. Yin-Yang Symmetries • From the constraint that the two halves should be either identical or mirror images of one another, follow constraints for allowable dividing-surface symmetries. Mz C2 S2

  43. My Preferred 3D Yin-Yang The Cyclide Solution: • Yin-Yang is built from cyclides only ! What are cyclides ? • Spheres, Cylinders, Cones, andall kinds of Tori (Horn tori, spindel tory). • Principal lines of curvature are circles. • Minumum curvature variation property !

  44. My Preferred 3D Yin-Yang • SLA parts

  45. Design Problem: 3D Spiral Do this in 3D ! Logarithmic Spiral Looking for a curve:Asimov’s Grand Tour But we are looking for a surface ! Not just a spiral roll of paper ! Should be spirally in all 3 dimensions. Ideally: if cut with 3 perpendicular planes, spirals should show on all three of them !

  46. Searching for a Spiral Surface Steps taken: • Thinking, sketching (not too effective); • Pipe-cleaner skeleton of spirals in 3D; • Connecting the surface (need holes!); • Construct spidery paper model; • CAD modeling of one fundamental domain; • Virtual images with shading; • Physical 3D model with FDM.

  47. Pipe-cleaner Skeletons Three spirals and coordinate system Added surface trianglesand edges for windows

  48. Spiral Surface: Paper Model CHS 1999

  49. Spiral Surface CAD Model

  50. Spiral Surface CAD Model Jane Yen

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