Equation-Driven Pots

Summary

Equation-Driven Pots is a generative 3D design project for creating printable plant pots from mathematical equations.

Instead of sculpting forms manually, the project uses radius functions to define the surface. This makes it possible to generate twists, petals, waves, lobes, ribs, scales, and other sculptural forms while still keeping the result functional as a real pot.

The project now includes several design workflows:

- cylindrical forms defined by equations such as r(z, theta)
- spherical forms defined by equations such as r(theta, phi)
- a unified browser-based Equation Driven Pot Designer that combines form, structure, texture, multi-color patterning, and experimental field tools
- earlier browser tools for textured, multi-color, nonlinear, and sweep-based workflows
- Fusion 360 MathSweep Studio for reconstruction and CAD-oriented experimentation

This opens up a wide design space, from simple patterned vessels to more complex sculptural and textured pots with ribs,