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Old 04-07-2025, 03:50 PM   #4284 (permalink)
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Compound curves can be achieved through geodesics. I gave it my best shot here (ignore the backface culling):



That's a six-frequency octahedral sphere asymmetrically prolated (X and Y weighted to the front, Z weighted to the bottom for an ME-262 shark-like profile).

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I hadn't thought about solarizing this design, but looking at it now, if the longitudinal edges are a continuous curve and the lateral edges are straight it produces a shape similar to Randy Grubb's Decopod scooters.

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Not saying areohead's Template is the be all/end all of slippery shapes. Ross Lovegrove follows Morelli:

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