Planarity
A geometry is planar if its entirety shares a single plane in space.
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| Rhinoceros | |
| Grasshopper | |
An analysis in Rhinoceros reveals the gaussian curvature of the first surface in this set. Not only is this surface not planar, but it is also not developable, meaning that it cannot be flattened onto a plane without distortion, and a flat material can’t be used to reconstitute this shape exactly.
Planar geometries are generally easier to fabricate, as material stock is often planar.
A faceted hemisphere is unrolled into flat, planar panels for fabrication.