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Re: My submission *IMG*
By:thebruce0
Date: 7/15/13 11:28 am
In Response To: Re: My submission *IMG* (Quirel)

:: I think really a curved central pillar (or at least off center) is the only
:: real practical way to have rotating platforms that can switch between a
:: spiral and a sphere... or at least maybe the most obvious way :) Makes for
:: a funky 3d model though

: I find your lack of imagination disturbing.

Just to explain my reasoning...
a) to have disc planes able to rotate out into a 'spiral'-like shape, while also being able to rotate back into a spherical shape, having a central pole through the actual center of the installation wouldn't accomplish that.
b) The pole could be off-center (w/a maximum distance of the radius of the smallest disc), allowing a slight misalignment when each disc is rotated on the pole axis, producing a minimal spiral effect.
c) With a curved axis from N to S pole, there's a greater axis offset for the more central discs to rotate and create a much more exaggerated spiral effect when re-aligned.

"Spiral-shaped, the capital was composed of a series of circular platforms which decreased in size towards either end of a central rod."

Now, this is why I said 'most obvious' because the description of the installation could easily be read to imply that sort of structure. However, there could also be variations that could still be described in a similar manner.

The question is, how do you interpret "central rod"? Straight? Curved? Slightly off-center?

Additionally: "the capital was capable of rotating its sections to form a spherical shape, protecting them from outside."

How do you interpret "spherical shape"?

There's a bit of flexibility, lots of room for creativity :)


Messages In This Thread

Visualizing the Halo Universe: Round 13Postmortem6/30/13 9:44 pm
     Oooooh, that should be goodZackDark7/1/13 10:55 pm
     My submission *IMG*Beerbuca7/11/13 7:01 am
           Re: My submission *IMG*davidfuchs7/11/13 1:31 pm
                 Re: My submission *IMG*Quirel7/12/13 1:01 am
                       Re: My submission *IMG*thebruce07/12/13 9:50 am
                             Re: My submission *IMG*Quirel7/12/13 8:59 pm
                                   Re: My submission *IMG*davidfuchs7/12/13 9:08 pm
                                   Re: My submission *IMG*thebruce07/15/13 11:11 am
                                   Re: My submission *IMG*thebruce07/15/13 11:28 am
     Ack! Forgot again!ZackDark7/12/13 9:27 pm
           It's official, I do not possess CAD skills I needZackDark7/13/13 1:46 am
                 Shop talk!Quirel7/14/13 9:38 pm
                       AutoCADZackDark7/14/13 10:28 pm
     My submission *IMG*davidfuchs7/12/13 11:19 pm
     Visualizing the Halo Universe: Last call to submitPostmortem7/14/13 3:02 pm
           My submission *IMG*Archilen7/14/13 3:38 pm
                 Absolutely beautiful.Quirel7/14/13 9:47 pm
     Re: Visualizing the Halo Universe Round 13 ResultsPostmortem7/14/13 11:42 pm
           Re: Visualizing the Halo Universe Round 13 Resultsthebruce07/15/13 11:30 am
                 Re: Visualizing the Halo Universe Round 13 ResultsPostmortem7/15/13 4:04 pm
                       Finally! My (late) submission :)thebruce07/16/13 2:53 am
                             A. Mazing. *NM*The Lionheart7/16/13 3:00 am
                             *Slow Clap* *NM*ZackDark7/16/13 6:12 am
                             Love this. *NM*Louis Wu7/16/13 8:21 am
                                   Thanks y'all :) *NM*thebruce07/16/13 9:23 am
                             Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winnerArchilen7/16/13 9:41 am
                             Are you a Forerunner?Postmortem7/16/13 11:01 am
                                   Re: Are you a Forerunner?thebruce07/16/13 12:53 pm
                                         Re: Are you a Forerunner?Archilen7/16/13 2:10 pm
                             Re: Finally! My (late) submission :)serpx7/17/13 8:46 pm
                                   Re: Finally! My (late) submission :)thebruce07/18/13 9:36 am
                             Re: thebruce0's Forerunner CapitalPostmortem7/31/13 2:40 pm
                                   Haha, awesome! *NM*ZackDark7/31/13 3:45 pm
                                   Does that mean it's Canon? *NM*PerseusSpartacus7/31/13 4:47 pm
                                   Re: thebruce0's Forerunner CapitalStephen L. (SoundEffect)7/31/13 8:33 pm
                                   Holycrap, that's awesome! Thanks, Greg :)thebruce08/1/13 11:09 am
                                   Re: thebruce0's Forerunner CapitalDayandKnightly8/1/13 9:20 pm
     Cool capital, broGeneral Vagueness7/16/13 10:52 am

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