I originally intended a different study object, but who doesn't enjoy the kinetic energy behind a good free kick? I pulled a clip from a slow-motion video and broke it down frame-by-frame.
The image shows that the most interesting (i.e. energetic + slightly eccentric) movements come from the tips of the feet and swing of the hands. The elbows and head keep a steady sinuous datum that will ground the motion. Tracing the aforementioned points, we have this next image:
Adding some dimensions and lofts in Rhino, the form emerges:
Looks like a pony!
I chose to maintain the sharp, pointed edges in order to illustrate the movement's vivacity. We normally see the fluid motion of a well-placed kick, but little do we pay attention to the huge effort placed in the dynamics of such an action. You only realize the effort when you pause halfway through the motion - it's quite difficult to stop!
I chose to maintain the sharp, pointed edges in order to illustrate the movement's vivacity. We normally see the fluid motion of a well-placed kick, but little do we pay attention to the huge effort placed in the dynamics of such an action. You only realize the effort when you pause halfway through the motion - it's quite difficult to stop!
I'm wondering about the part of the red surface that briefly ceases to be red. What happened there? Maybe it says something pretty interesting about the motion and how all the parts come together at that specific point.
ReplyDeleteGreat point - that was the region in which the Loft and NetworkSrf commands failed despite the relatively clear geometries I was providing. The highlighted red shows solely the loft command. The remaining gray area along the top are the locations in which I patched to close the Loft.
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