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Klemens Torggler's door

Evolution door

The Evolution Door is a 2012 development and Klemens Torggler's best-known work. Unlike his previous kinetic works, this object remains on a single level and unfolds into a third dimension as it moves.

Klemens Torggler's The Evolution Door


The Evolution Door is connected to the door frame by two pivots — at the top and bottom — and consists of four triangular “flip-panels.” When movement is initiated, the four sections collapse in on themselves and rotate 90 degrees before straightening back into a rectangle.
Door opening process
Door opening process


Implementation

The door consists of two square sections, each divided in half along the diagonal. The diagonals are where two triangular panels meet, connected by a mechanism resembling a piano hinge so that each square can fold as the door moves. Each part of the rectangle of the door must be square; in other words, the door's width must be half of the door's height.

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The whole code of this is here
Klemens Torggler's door implemented, each viewport of Rhino
Klemens Torggler's door implemented, each viewport of Rhino


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