Can someone explain to me how to make these surface lattice patterns?

[Jimbo_Jombo]

I’ve attempted a couple of methods but its never quite right. See in the reference image we have this continuous flowing curvature along the organic shape. I have tried slicing it and extracting curves on two different angles, but it doesn’t give this same kind of flowing form.

Any help would be huge! Thanks in advance.

Attached file:

Outsole Test Sample.3dm (927.2 KB)

[Japhy]

There are plugins, this is a new offering as well.

About the ShapeMap category

This is a group for the ShapeMap plugin: https://www.food4rhino.com/en/app/shapemap [image] About ShapeMap ShapeMap is a plugin for Grasshopper. It integrates multiple basic functions in Rhino and has undergone secondary development. This plugin allows users to map any curve texture designed on a plane onto the surfaces of complex 3D models, while minimizing or eliminating deformation of the texture curves on the 3D surfaces. With ShapeMap, designing textures on 3D model surfaces becomes much…

[jessesn (Jessesn Chen)]

@Jimbo_Jombo

I’ve attempted a couple of methods but its never quite right. See in the reference image we have this continuous flowing curvature along the organic shape. I have tried slicing it and extracting curves on two different angles, but it doesn’t give this same kind of flowing form.

Any help would be huge! Thanks in advance.

As @Japhy reminded, you can give it a try with ShapeMap and for your reference.

How to design this shoe?

Please give it a try with ShapeMap, SM4ShoeDesign.gh (19.7 KB) [SM4ShoeDesign]

[René_Corella]

@Jimbo_Jombo

but it doesn’t give this same kind of flowing form.

Not sure if you must copy that design or simply using as reference—just in case here’s a simple ‘contour’ alternative to keep you from trying to imitate; define your vector(s) and generate your own lines:
shape_contours.gh (12.8 KB)

*Edit:
Also, it seems you started with something related in your other thread?

I’m surprised nobody warned you about multiple threads for the same project. Anyway, for diagonal lattices (not the same as flow lines) also see these potential approaches, second link shows another nice example by @jessesn:

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