Help to create this dodecahedron...with a twist

paolo_greco · May 30, 2023, 2:15pm

Hello everyone. So, I’m trying to create this twisted/distorted dodecahedron in grasshopper, but I can’t really find a way to do it. Any help will be much appreciated.
Have a good day/evening.

Birk_Binnard · May 30, 2023, 5:07pm

I’ve tried using pentagons oriented on to a dodecahedron. Not even close.

The 3-armed swirly areas between the pentagons are most vexing.

But I did come up with this interesting shape:

shape

DanielPiker · May 30, 2023, 5:22pm

That looks like it shares the vertices of a rhombic triacontahedron.
So I’d say start with that (you could use RhinoPolyhedra).

DanielPiker · May 30, 2023, 6:34pm

So something like this:
twisty_triacontahedron.gh (18.6 KB)

laurent_delrieu · May 30, 2023, 6:46pm

Hello
It will be bettervif you gave credit
ORB from Hammerly Ceramics

And from Greg Blanpied @Greg_Blanpied

grbl9789 · May 30, 2023, 7:52pm

Thanks Laurent! I designed this for curt. Pretty similar @DanielPiker

seghierkhaled · May 30, 2023, 7:57pm

This is a simple example, you need to recreate the repetitive pattern

dodecahedron_pattern.gh (17.9 KB)

paolo_greco · May 30, 2023, 11:09pm

Thank you everyone for your answers. I don’t know why but I can’t edit the original post, so I’ll write it here.

Credit to Hammerly Ceramics

and Greg Blanpied