Drex's Tech Poi Blog #76: transition theory and weaves
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Channel: DrexFactor Poi · 2010 · People & Blogs
Had an interesting revelation over the weekend: thus far all the work I've done on the concept of transition theory (hard and soft transitions) has been restricted to 2D epi and hypertrochoid shapes. While playing with a mixed transition CAP pattern over the weekend, I suddenly realized I could repeat the pattern without altering its character by switching to the plane behind me. Technically, such a transition means going to an ET relative to wheel plane, but it behaves like an IT due to conservation of angular momentum. Thus, IT and ET phenomenon are localized both to the region of transition and the plane being transitioned to. In other words, every mixed transition I've played with in the past few weeks has an accompanying weave pattern. More on this to come.
