The first phase was to create the honeycomb pattern. I began by using a hex grid in Grasshopper and creating a pattern using a bounding box. The next phase was to then morph the hex grid, bounding box and curved surface together to create my final honeycomb system as shown below.
The final step was to then bake my final created surface and export it as .stl ready to be 3D printed.
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| The above screenshot shows my final honeycomb system created using Grasshopper |
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| This screenshot shows a side view of my honeycomb system |
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| Another view conveying my honeycomb system |
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| The above screenshot is of my baked honeycomb system which I then exported as .stl ready to be 3D printed. |
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The above screenshot shows my script which I developed to create my honeycomb system. The screenshot conveys the steps that I undertook to create my final system.  
Revised Model
 All in all this particular project was enjoyable and has enabled me to learn a new modeling technique using Grasshopper which I believe will benefit me in my future projects. The morph technique allows for various systems to be created which I think is one of the more efficient methods to undertake when requiring to create a natural system such as the honeycomb system. |
Grasshopper file
Original model STL File
Revised model STL files
Update 16/6/2014 - Design Refinement
After my initial submission, I decided to continue experimenting with my final form for my assignment 5. Using the same method which I used upon my first submission, I created 2 surfaces that spanned diagonally whilst intersecting each other. I then used a series of boolean difference commands to create a clean junction where both surfaces intersected. I then created a larger honey comb pattern in the centre of both surfaces and to finish up my form, I morphed the honey comb pattern to my 2 created diagonal surfaces as shown below.
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| Part 1 of script |
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| Part 2 of script |
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Part 3 of script
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