Couple of quick impressions from a Processing sketch, which I’m currently developing. The sketch is going to become a basis of my first PhD experiment: comparison of a “parametric” interface and a “genetic algorithm” interface of a configurator for mass customization of furniture. The experiment will actually be conducted online, so more details will follow. For now I will only say that in order to compare two interfaces I need a parametric definition of an object, which can be manufactured with CAM. I have decided to go for a NURBS surface with control points wrapped in both U and V dimensions.

Processing sketch was developed based on Alasdair’s Turner’s NURBS surface sketch.

Before moving to Processing I did a couple of quick sketches in Generative Components: