Paneling Tools

This was the beginning of creating grids and surfaces. I experimented with making the grid both from an array, curve, or from a surface.


Three unique surfaces that will be used to create the panels.


These 2D panels were created from surfaces.


These 2D panels were created without surfaces, but using a grid to make the surfaces custom paneled.


This was the first attempt using the 3D paneling. I generated the pattern from solid tools, but found that the offset of the points is not very far, and therefore it does not look as 3D as the others.


I used two lofted closed curves to create this 3D custom panel. This time, I offset the distance of the points to be much further, so the three dimensionality of the pattern is much more apparent.


Rather than creating the grid on an open surface, this was created by two lofted surfaces. In addition, instead of creating the pattern with the solid tools, I used a single curve and extruded the curve to make a three dimensional closed curve. Because of the way I designed the grid, there is space between the vertical layers, giving a different appearance to the grid design.


This last 3D paneling design used an extruded curve once again, but this time each component of the pattern touches, making it more fluid.