We propose a novel type of planar-to-spatial deployable structures that we call elastic
geodesic grids. Our approach aims at the approximation of freeform surfaces with spatial …

Basket weaving is a traditional craft for creating curved surfaces as an interwoven array of
thin, flexible, and initially straight ribbons. The three-dimensional shape of a woven structure …

We introduce the new concept of C-mesh to capture kinetic structures that can be deployed
from a collapsed state. Quadrilateral C-meshes enjoy rich geometry and surprising relations …

Given a designer created free-form surface in 3d space, our method computes a grid
composed of elastic elements which are completely planar and straight. Only by fixing the …

Thin elastic ribbons represent a class of intermediary objects lying in-between thin elastic
plates and thin elastic rods. Although the two latter families of thin structures have received …

We investigate the load transmission along an elastic rod of finite cross-section in contact
with a rigid cylinder, as system often referred to as the generalized capstan problem. In the …

We study how to optimize the latent space of neural shape generators that map latent codes
to 3D deformable shapes. The key focus is to look at a deformable shape generator from a …

Discrete domes are doubly curved structures comprising a network of beam-like elements.
We study the mechanics of discrete domes made of ribbons woven in a pentagonal triaxial …

In this study, we explore the mechanics of a bigon and a bigon ring from a combination of
experiments and numerical simulations. A bigon is a simple elastic network consisting of two …

We introduce an algorithm to remesh triangle meshes representing developable surfaces to
planar quad dominant meshes. The output of our algorithm consists of planar quadrilateral …