ShapeMap 1.1.0 for Rhino 8 Windows is now available

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ShapeMap 1.1.0 for Rhino 8 Windows is now available

ShapeMap will automatically update if you install it via PackageManager. Alternatively, you can manually install it by clicking the linke below,
https://www.food4rhino.com/en/app/shapemap

  1. Fixed incorrect normal calculations that occurred when unfolding certain geometric objects.
  2. Added a Symmetry option to the ShapeSolver component, now supporting symmetric objects.
    SM1.1.0Symmetry
    SM1.1.0Symmetry1743×716 171 KB

:floppy_disk: Download the demo file :backhand_index_pointing_down:
SM_Symmetry.gh (1.1 MB)

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thanks it works perfectly

asqsq
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Wow new version! Is there support for Mac now? :folded_hands:

Thanks very much for sharing this great tool. I was able to try it on windows and it work very well.

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Also, I had some questions:

  1. is there a comparison to stuff like smorph for one-patch surfaces? it seems shapemap has less distortion (e.g. compared to when you map some uniform hexagons onto a surface of curvature with smorph)
  2. it seems right now the ‘topology’ of the target domain needs to be homeomorphic to disk (e.g. might not work directly if it’s like a ring or like a closed volume/doughnut)–is there like a mathematical reason for this? (I’m thinking maybe some ‘boundary condition’?)

Thanks again :handshake: :handshake:

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The operation of ShapMap is more similar to Squish + SquishBack. It first faltterns a 3D object into a plane, then arranges curved patterns on the flattended object, and finally remaps these patterns onto the 3D object.

Yes, you are right, this is its limitation - it cannot properly handle fully encloused objects.

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