This coral-inspired model (with 3-fold rotational symmetry) was generated with a single mathematical expression using the implicit surfaces filter in MeshLab. Please check out all of the other implicit surfaces at vertigo polka.
My 5-inch Ribbed Plate is square with a concave, ribbed surface texture that has been smoothed toward the center of the plate. I used Illustrator and Photoshop to create the texture maps, and Carrara 3D, MeshLab and NetFabb to create the model.
The 5-inch Scalloped Plate has a square top view and a shallow, concave surface with a radiating, scalloped texture that softens toward the center. I used Illustrator and Photoshop to create the texture maps, and Carrara 3D, MeshLab and NetFabb to create the model.
The 5-inch Scalloped Dish is similar to the plate version, having a square top view with a radiating, scalloped texture that softens toward the center. The concave surface is deeper here compared to the Scalloped Plate. I used Illustrator and Photoshop to create the texture maps, and Carrara 3D, MeshLab and NetFabb to create the model.
Here's my square, 5-inch Sushi Plate (version A). The side partitions can be used for sauces or condiments. This small plate can also be used as a candy dish. I used Illustrator and Photoshop to create the texture maps, and Carrara 3D, MeshLab and NetFabb to create the model.
Here's my square, 5-inch Draped Ovoid Dish. Use it for candy; use it for ice cream; you can even use it for cold cream. I used Illustrator and Photoshop to create the texture maps, and Carrara 3D, MeshLab and NetFabb to create the model.
Here's my square, 5-inch Sushi Plate (version C). The corner partitions can be used for sauces or condiments. This small plate can also be used as a candy dish. I used Illustrator and Photoshop to create the texture maps, and Carrara 3D, MeshLab and NetFabb to create the model.
I must admit to a wave (a ripple?) of anticipation as I await 3D ceramic prints of my 5-inch Ripple Dish. I used Illustrator and Photoshop to create the texture maps, and Carrara 3D, MeshLab and NetFabb to create the model.
For this candy dish, I used MeshLab's implicit surface filter to form and merge the simple, elegant curves of a hyperbolic paraboloid surface for the outside and an elliptic paraboloid surface for the inside.
Here's my 5-inch Draped Dish, and like many of my other dishes, has a square top view. The "draped" edges appear to float, as they do not quite reach as far down as the base. I used Illustrator and Photoshop to create the texture maps, and Carrara 3D, MeshLab and NetFabb to create the model.
Here's my square, 5-inch Sushi Plate (version B). The side partitions can be used for sauces or condiments. I used Illustrator and Photoshop to create the texture maps, and Carrara 3D, MeshLab and NetFabb to create the model.
Here's my square, 5-inch Sushi Plate (version D). The corner partitions can be used for sauces or condiments. This small plate can also be used as a candy dish. I used Illustrator and Photoshop to create the texture maps, and Carrara 3D, MeshLab and NetFabb to create the model.