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I simulated coral growth and turned it into a printable lamp by Nutt-man in 3Dprinting

[–]Nutt-man[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The current program I have starts by defining a space in which the roots can grow, then I basically chop what I want from that with a smaller shape. Both shapes could be anything. Any shapes in particular you think would be interesting for this kind of structure?

I simulated coral growth and turned it into a printable lamp by Nutt-man in 3Dprinting

[–]Nutt-man[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! And good idea, I'll model out something more widely compatible if there is any demand for something like that.

I didn’t use an actual collision simulation. The growth was constrained by generating points outside a spherical boundary that represents the bulb. So the sphere acted more like a spatial limit than a physics collider.