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update on minimal spanning trees videos are in real-time.
use of BOOST c++ template graph libraries within Maya plug-in, towards computing the euclidean minimal spanning tree of a set of points.The boost libraries implements both the Prim and Kruskal algorithm to compute the tree. Further, variation of the implementation is available as the Dijkstra shortest route algorithm

The lower video shows amateur attempts at implementing the algorithm using in c++ (left), in MEL (left) and a hybrid (middle).

The intention was always to achieve real time interaction, for the algorithm is useful towards path/route finding , calculating walking distances in a street network a la google maps etc. Evidently, none of the hack attempts were close to being real-time as opposed using the BOOST implementation that enables this.

Boost also includes other handy implementations to deal with graphs, and trees,statistical distributions et al.

drl unit trip


Images from collaborative design research paper with Victor Orive

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_Prototype of team manifold (c) includes Maria Araya and James Warton.





WIP: branching plug-in for Maya. see previous post

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details soon.

Feeling bored enough to render and fotoshop

Image various data-mapping on torus mesh: R - L : ambient light & self shadowing, normal-field, and shortestEdgePath lengths.


The data is visualised using the blindDataShader plug-in. The source code for the plug-in ships with the Maya installation. Prior attempts used the in- built blind Data Editor and polyColorBlindData methods. The plug-in seems to work faster, and allows greater control over managing color-space.

Mental ray rendering of 'colored' mesh is by converting blind data to ColorPerVertex and using mentalVertexColors shading utility node.

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As 'creative' code-writing and computational tools become an increasing part of the architectural repertoire....a sound conceptual footing ... computation and design... use proce55ing as an easy-to-use software platform..


The image is an hashed and scurried attempt and a result of being forced to think as to why processing might be a good starting point to learn all things computational..especially for us architect lot with a not-so-computational background.

proce55ing :
_is easy and open source. as such a good resource to look into the innards of many a simple algorithm such a flocking, springs, simple fluids,particle et al.
_has features to control whats displayed on-screen (like openGL).
_shares an OOP(object oriented) paradigm with many modern computing languages (java, c++, c# et al)
_comes with its own development environment and compiler (a la visual studio). so a good introduction to understand scripting, programming, compiling, etc.
_can interface with input devices, and external hardware and as such is increasingly used in installation art and newmedia projects (such as this one by minimaforms)
_is based on and is compatible with java, and hence can leverage extensive java APIS to extend itself.

so in essence, proce55ing can be a gentle,no jargon introduction the features of modern software.