3D Modelling Seashells *

Francesco de Comité (1, 2)

1 Université de Lille, Sciences et Technologies
2 CRIStAL - Centre de Recherche en Informatique, Signal et Automatique de Lille - UMR 9189

We detail how 3D printing techniques can be used to design and create concrete models of seashells, gathering the works of 19th century biologists on seashell shapes and more recent results of mathematicians and computer scientists about shell decoration patterns. Using only open-source softwares and standard computers, we illustrate the fact that the exploration of seashells variety can be conducted by anyone.

Mots clés: Morphogenesis modelling; Morphogenesis; 3d printing

Domaines: Traitement des images [eess.IV]; Modélisation et simulation; Géométrie algorithmique [cs.CG]

Francesco de Comité. 3D Modelling Seashells *. Shape Modeling International 2017 Fabrication and Sculpturing Event, Jun 2017, Berkeley, United States. ⟨hal-01571932⟩