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🌀 Hyperboloid Hourglass Curve Generator for Rhino7 Grasshopper

Summary

Create mesmerizing, mathematically elegant hyperboloid structures that visually echo the iconic form of an hourglass — wide at the top and bottom, pinched in the center. This advanced C# script for Grasshopper outputs only clean curves: circular rings and diagonal ruled lines that together define a beautiful saddle-like surface without any meshes or surfaces. Ideal for mathematical exploration, architectural installations, sculptural forms, or structural space frames.

What It Does

• Constructs a hyperboloid of revolution using only vectors and curves
• Supports full parametric control: height, radius, waist tightness, resolution
• Outputs:
• ⚙️ hyperboloidCurves: ruled diagonals wrapping the surface
• 🔵 ringCurves: horizontal circles at each height level
• Fully procedural, clean, and ready for lofting, meshing, or exporting to fabrication tools

Suggested Uses

• Mathematical visualization
• Pavilion or tensile surface design
• Teaching parametric design & ruled geometry
• Artistic generative installations

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💡 "Saddle up your geometry!"

Inspired by classical surfaces and modern aesthetics, the Hyperboloid Hourglass Generator script helps you build elegant, parametric curve structures in seconds. Perfect for educators, artists, architects, and lovers of mathematical form.

📦 Freeform beauty meets math precision — only with Wickerson Studios tools.