Drawing Polygon Spiral

by Tuğrul Yazar | December 11, 2024 00:09

A spiral[1] is a curve that begins at a central point and continuously moves outward, either getting larger (in an outward spiral) or smaller (in an inward spiral). It often revolves around a central point or axis. Spirals are fascinating because they appear in many aspects of nature, mathematics, and art. In this drawing exercise, I utilized several commands to draw such a system. However, this drawing is not a curved spiral but rather a segmented one. In this basic exercise, you will be drawing a polygon spiral by utilizing object snapping and polyline commands. These exercises are intended for the beginner-level architecture and design students.

I have been conducting a series of in-class exercises in the freshmen year Architectural Geometry course, focusing on Euclidean constructions, basic drawing and transformation commands, introductory fractals, regular and semi-regular tessellations, patterns, modeling, and unrolling polyhedra using Rhinoceros software. Junior architects, interior designers, industrial designers, and enthusiasts from other disciplines can benefit from these concise drawing exercises. Thus, I will publish exercises regularly on my blog and other platforms. So, here is today’s exercise, drawing a polygon spiral. If you find these videos helpful, please consider subscribing to my YouTube channel. Thank you.

The software used in this course is Rhinoceros 3d (www.rhino3d.com[2]). However, if you want to find out more and see the whole list of this video series, you can check my YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@designcodingnet[3] and my blog at: www.designcoding.net/[4]. You can also check my Instagram page at www.instagram.com/designcodingnet/[5]. The music of this video is ‘Effervescence’ by Scott Buckley (CC-BY 4.0). www.scottbuckley.com.au[6]

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