Smart Powercopies
For the smart powercopies project, I created a revolve shape that populates a rough spherical shape.
The revolve shapes are created with a revolving spline and an axis line. The second point is situated away from the original point with a parameter controlling its x, y, and z offset. All three variables are given a random value between -3 and 3.
The third point involved in the revolve defines the arc of the spline. Its x position is 1/8 of the value that sets the x position of the second point. Its y position is 1/8 of the value that sets the y position of the second point. Lastly, its z position is the same value that sets the z position of the second point.
The revolve is powercopied and situated onto each point of the framework.
Random values between -3 and 3 were then assigned to each x, y, and z parameter for each powercopy. This meant that each powercopied revolve shape would have its own size and its own direction.
The area of the surface of each revolve shape was then tracked by an area parameter within the powercopy. A rule was written so that the color of any surface with an area value greater than an area parameter called "threshold area" would be changed from red to yellow.
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