here’s a few screenshots from the latest development of the grasshopper3d particle engine.

the engine is to be structured as:

particle type :
{normal; object instanced}, {self collision), {particle; strand; reactor {death; collision; relational}}

emitter type :
{point; plane; object {face; vertices; edges}; volume}

emitter attributes:
{physics {none; newtonian; keyed; boid; equation}}, {vector {direction; velocity}},{birth rate},{lifespan}

spatial modifier:
{harmonic; magnetic field; turbulence; gravity}

object constraints:
{collision; constraint; parametric attraction}

at present we have mapped out the organization of the particle engine and have started developing our own components – still a lot of work to be done (on the icons!) as well as reducing the amount of inputs via input options and associative components. eduardo and i have been discussing this week on the potential of digitally fabricating ‘organic’ furniture from the particle experiments – could be pretty interesting?

in the coming few weeks we hope to publish the components for testing but (as usual) a lot more needs to be developed > so… in the interim. > stay tuned (downloads will be available soon).

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