Protozoa, literally translated from Greek “first life”, are small organisms which are their own kingdom within the classification of life. Protozoa is also an add-on developed by Matthew Swarts to Grasshopper, which is itself a plug-in to Rhinoceros. This add-on is a framework for constructing various protozoa shapes and movement. It is used by our second year undergraduate architecture studio to guide students in learning about the capabilities of NURBS geometry representations. Additionally, it allows students to explore notions of membrane, motion, and evolution. In this tool Protozoa are conceptualized both through geometric surface construction and through components of motion. The core element of these protozoa is that of the body surface. Protrusions of the body surface allow detailed control over the shape of the body. Nodes, calculated within the UV space of the NURBS body surface, are used to attach separate features such as stems and flagella.
DOWNLOAD PROTOZOA 0.2.1.17
- Fixed cilia surface loft
- Opened up the body section curve parameter to allow inserting custom curves
- Added wave parameters to section curves
- Added grid nodes
- Added random nodes
- Added section nodes
- Added single node
- Added protrusions to a surface
- Added linear ramp
DOWNLOAD PROTOZOA 0.2.1.14
- First release
- Body Section Curve
- Body Spine Curve
- Lofted Body Surface
- Amoeboid body surface
- Cilia
- Flagella
- Oscillator
