Has anyone had luck with finding a 3D CA rhino script? It would be interesting to use a 3D CA script in Grasshopper while having the flexibility to interchange the cell types
Since I am a very novice scripter I have been looking for a core 3D CA script that I could manipulate, any suggestions? thanks On Mar 15, 2:32 pm, Holly <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > I am starting a project using the Principles of CA (cellular > automata) to construct an aggregation of modular units using > grasshopper (similar to > thishttp://www.kokkugia.com/wiki/index.php5?title=RhinoScript_cellular_au...) > However, I am finding it difficult to get started...... > This is what I am trying to achieve: > 1) Create acellularaggregation of modular units based on rules > (relationships, repetition, etc) > 2) Be able to change the modular unit geometry parametrically > 3) Output an 'instruction set' of how to construct the aggregation > [ ie. Cell 1 and Cell 2 are connected on face 'A' and 'D' ] This would > be in Excel for each cell. This would entail naming each cell, > assigning it an orientation and connection to next named cell. > The concept I initially derived is using a bounding box for each cell > and assigning connection points on the Bounding Box at known > locations. Imagine a Bounding Box where 4 of the faces have > connection points and so any modular unit which would fit inside this > bounding box would have these common connection Points. I would like > to useCellularAutomata to aggregate the modular unit based on Rules > which specify that each Cell connects at those Points on the Bounding > Box. > I would really appreciate any advice + suggestions on how this may be > achieved > Dave + Holly > > On Mar 15, 1:57 pm, Jörg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > there is a video on youtube which presents the function of the ghx, I > > already posted above. > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSMj4gAW_dc > > > Onwww.attitudegeometries.wordpress.comIstarted my blog where I will > > show some more information and ghx ofCellularAutomata and > > Geometries. > > > Jörg > > > On Mar 8, 4:05 pm, Jörg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I write a little DOTNet Component (CA_2_5.ghx). See link below > > > >http://grasshopper3d.googlegroups.com/web/CA_2_5.ghx?hl=en&gda=g-xnSz... > > > > I am interested in continiousCA. So I took the New kind of Science, > > > Wolfram, page 156ff. TheCAComponent gives you a number between 0 and > > > 1 for each cell. You can change the grid of numbers of cells and time > > > steps. So the given value could be the height of a point or the radius > > > of a circle. The information could be linked to any geometry. But > > > still the time of calculation is very big. > > > > Dan, I have seen your work. I like it. > > > > Jörg > > > > On Feb 8, 8:06 pm, Dan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Cool stuff guys > > > > > Another option would be to use a 2D continuouscellularautomata- so > > > > rather than just being on or off, each cell has a value between say, 1 > > > > and 100. Then at each iteration, each cell updates to some new value > > > > based on an equation of its previous value and those of its > > > > neighbours. > > > > I was playing around with this in Processing a while ago, > > > > > take a look at the videos here:http://vimeo.com/album/41270 > > > > there's links to source code there too > > > > > I love how such simple code with just slight changes in the constants > > > > of the equations can give such radically varied results. > > > > > In those animations the cell value is determining a colour, but what > > > > would be really interesting would be to make it control Z > > > > displacement. I didnt try this yet, because I havent learned any 3D > > > > stuff in processing, but it might be easier in Grasshopper. > > > > > (I did try linking the cell value to a musical note - and it sounds > > > > awful ! > > > > :http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/11/14/help-im-trapped-in-an-acid-c... > > > > ) > > > > > On Feb 7, 12:21 pm, visose <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I problem i see with 3dcellularautomatais how you visualize the > > > > > growth. A camera outside the 3d grid will have visibility quickly > > > > > blocked by the outer cubes. But you can also project a 2d grid in a 3d > > > > > surface and use 3d geometry for the cells like in the video i posted > > > > > above. For the initial generation i used two lists of numbers, one for > > > > > the x values and one with y values, but this is not very intuitive. > > > > > The method David suggests about placing points on the grid and then > > > > > finding out with cells correspond to the points would be the best > > > > > approach for ease of use, i think. > > > > > > On Feb 7, 12:31 pm, David Rutten <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi cg, > > > > > > > in theory it doesn't really matter how many dimensions you use for a > > > > > >cellularautomata, but there are physical constraints that you should > > > > > > ponder. The amount of memory and processing time needed for an extra > > > > > > dimension is not insignificant and may well prove too much. > > > > > > Typically, > > > > > > algorithms that deal withCAstore data in exceptionally efficient > > > > > > ways, but data in Grasshopper has a larger memory footprint than > > > > > > data > > > > > > inside pure DotNET or C++ environments and it also requires a lot of > > > > > > type-testing. There's no way for the user to optimise the memory > > > > > > usage > > > > > > of a Grasshopper network. > > > > > > > Initial conditions can be set up through a number of ways. You could > > > > > > create geometry in Rhino which set initial conditions (for example, > > > > > > put point objects inside each cell that you want to enable), or you > > > > > > generate a list of numbers that identify the 'on' and 'off' state of > > > > > > cells. You can then easily import this text using the 'Manage > > > > > > Collection' feature on the Integer parameter. > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > David Rutten > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > Robert McNeel & Associates > > > > > > > On Feb 6, 9:50 pm, cgkahler <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > hi, i am an architecture student and I am very interested in > > > > > > > exploring > > > > > > >cellularautomatawith grasshopper. I had alot of luck with the > > > > > > > definition posted above but was wondering if it is possible to... > > > > > > > > (1) create a three dimensionalcellularautomata > > > > > > > > (2) specify the initial generation (which cells are on/off) > > > > > > > > unfortunately i am just beginning to become familiar with these > > > > > > > topics > > > > > > > and any help would be greatly appreciated
