Hello, I’m looking to create some mesh inflation similar to this. I don’t really need the box cage or any boundaries at all I just want to inflate any kind of mesh I plug into it. Any ideas? [image] [image] [Caged Inflation] [How to make Inflation animation in blender | blend…

Have you used the search function? Try ‘Cage inflation’… You’ll find topics like this: [image] Inflatable structure with Kangaroo Kangaroo Hi @kevin.huegle18 , have a look at the definition I posted in this thread

Thanks! This is amazing. Is there a way to recreate the same motion without a box cage?

I’ve tried, but I couldn’t find anything similar. What I’m trying to do exactly is the same as in the video here, but with a 3D object instead of a 2D one. [Rhino Grasshopper (Inflated Kangaroo Mesh)]

[image] Inflated structure with holes Rhino Here’s a little modification that allows separate control of the material for the sides: [image] inflate_parts.gh (25.8 KB)

Mesh Inflation?

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martinsiegrist (Martin Siegrist) July 7, 2025, 3:09pm 6

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