3D & Generative · Oct 6, 2026

One umbrella, two looks, one cloth simulation ☔

One umbrella, two looks, one cloth simulation ☔ by xar. Watch the 3D & Generative video and visit the original X post.

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One umbrella, two looks, one cloth simulation ☔ A classic black umbrella and an Ethiopian ጃንጥላ (velvet, tibeb borders, gold fringe, a processional cross) share the same Blender Geometry Nodes model, the same rig and the same live cloth in three.js. The look switches on the kick. Sound on 🔊 How it works: ጃንጥላ (jantila) means umbrella in Amharic. Velvet umbrellas like this one are carried over priests in processions. The black one is the one everyone knows. Both lean 45°, in the rain. The model is three Geometry Nodes trees: a grid wrapped around the shaft into 8 panels on a sphere cap with a scalloped hem, one rib + stretcher instanced 8 times, and a fringe tree that hangs the tassels from the posed hem. The two looks only swap materials. The rig has one number, "open". Drivers turn the ribs and slide the runner. The canopy is cloth: an XPBD solver in the page, with self collision, pinned to the ribs. It folds when it closes, snaps when it opens, and the rain drips off the ribs.…
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