Digital Design - Module 02

Digital Design - Module 02 Semester 1, 2019

Yue Huang 991484

Alison Fairly Studio 8

Critical Reading: Kolerevic B. 2003. Architecture in the Digital Age

Kolerevic described three fundamental types of fabrication techniques in the reading. Outline the three techniques and discuss the potential of Computer Numeric Controlled fabrication with parametric modelling. (150 words max)

The three fundamental types of fabrication techniques are Subtractive Fabrication, Additive Fabrication, and Formative Fabrication.

(1) Subtractive Fabrication: A Technique where the removal of a specific column or material is done from a solid, using electron, chemical or mechanically reductive process. e.g. Laser Cutting.

(2) Additive Fabrication: A process which depositing materials are added in layers, the process is done by creating a digital solid model, then slicing it in 2-dimensional layers. The information is used by the manufacturing machine to recreate the physical product by layers. e.g. 3D Printing.

(3) Formative Fabrication: the reshaping or deforming of a material by using technical forces, restricting forms, heat or steam. e.g. CNC Bending / Folding.

Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machining is the a fabrication process which controled by computer systems. This is a machinebased processes in manufacturing.

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TASK A SURFACE AND WAFFLE STRUCTURE

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SURFACE AND WAFFLE STRUCTURE Surface Creation

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SURFACE AND WAFFLE STRUCTURE Surface Develop

Patterns Develop

Surface Creation

use list item and series to allow varies transformations

Waffle Develop

Lay out and Tag for lase cutting

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Isometric View

The left surface’s panels has more perforations with sizes being the smallest at the highest and lowest corner and largest in the middle.

The intial design idea is to creat a waterfall feelings so I deisgn the highest surface on the top with highest pyramid and on the lowest part the surface becomes flat as a 2D panel.

The bottom face of the waffle structure needs to have sufficient larger area than the top face to support the overall waffle structure. this creates equal distribution of weight across the whole structure.

The waffle is divided according to the distribution of the panel so that the structure will be hided when viewing the panels and also easier to glue the panels to the waffle.

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Matrix Lofts

1.1

1.2

1.3

Key

1.4

{0,0,0} {15,0,150}

{15,150,150}

{150,120,150}

{30,150,150} {75,0,150}

{15,150,150}

{45,150,150}

{30,150,150}

Grid Points

{150,0,105}

{0,0,105}

{150,0,90} {150,0,75} {150,0,45} {150,0,30}

{0,150,0}

{45,0,0}

{150,0,0} {135,150,0}

{0,150,0}

{120,0,0}

{150,0,0} {135,150,0}

{0,150,0}

{90,0,0}

{150,0,0} {135,150,0}

{0,150,0}

{Index Selection}

{Index Selection}

{Index Selection}

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

Paneling Grid & Attractor Point

Paneling Grid & Offset Grid

{Index Selection}

{OffSet Grid}

Paneling

3.1

3.2

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{45,0,0}

{33,45,77}

{168,81,80}

{Attractor Point Location}

{Attractor Curve Location}

3.3

3.4

Attractor / Control Points (X,Y,Z) Attractor / Control Curves

{60,150,150}

{150,0,0} {135,150,0}

SURFACE AND WAFFLE STRUCTURE Laser Cutting

The Laser Cutting Panels were created by using the unroll commond in Rhino.

In unroll surfaces were very dispersed, so I were trying to link the maxmum surfaces together to generate minimum tabs to reduce the work time after printting them out by comparing the marks in Rhino models.

The waffle Laser cut panels were created by Grasshopper. the panels are oriented to the Y plane and i hide the text tags in the Laser Cut file in order to have a clean Laser cut result.

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Model Analysis

Grid offset done using Graph Mapper

Point Attraction controls the height of pyramid

Curve Attraction controls the ttraction between two pyramid on a grid.

Grid offset done using Graph Mapper

Point Attraction controls the height of pyramid

Curve Attraction controls the ttraction between two pyramid on a grid.

Hollow waffle structure generates an interior space to the exterior-focused design.

Curve Attraction controls the size of the perforations on the 2D panel.

Create a sense of gradual change

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SURFACE AND WAFFLE STRUCTURE Presentation

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Photography of Model Details

For the Laser Cutting Panles, firstly, I used Etch for the folding lines. According to the the laser cut, the machine can only cut one side, so I spend some time to work out which line is fold forword and which backwork. After that, I used cut knife to fix the lines for better folding result.

On the right side panels, some parts becomes very small, that cost me so much times to put them together and fix the holes in between.

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TASK B SOLID AND VOID

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The reason I choose this result is because this module has very interesting space for using. This module can be considered as a building and also a sculpture.

It has walls, thresholds, boundary and also sitting space. People will enjoy the space in this module.

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SOLID AND VOID Isometric view

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Visual Scripting of Parametric Model

Repeat similar steps for Surface 3-6 Grid

Baked Boolean Geometry in Rhino

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After Boolean

SOLID AND VOID Cut - In Section

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Matrix and Possibilities 1.2

1.3

1.4

Iteration

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

Sphere

Sphere

Sphere & Cone

Sphere & Cone

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

Boolean Geometry

Grid repelled from point

1.1

While rialling with different iterations, I intended to create a form that has many dimensions to it when viewed at different angles and also with variation in the trimmed surfaces. Therefore using point attractor I needed to arrange the distribution of shapes with some receding backwards and some coming forward.

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SOLID AND VOID

Possibilities Modles Isometrix

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Model Analysis

The boolean geometry creates terraces for people to sit and

The boolean geometry creates terraces for people to sit and enjoy the

enjoy the sunshine.

sunshine.

Atrium invites sunlight into the interior space.

Boolean geometry create interesting sculpture decoration for the building.

This provides entrance for circulation.

These exterior boolean creates outdoor area for people to use and rest.

There are threshold openings on all four sides of module.

This provides entrance for circulation.

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SOLID AND VOID Presentation

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Test Print Module

Test Print Modules were made for testing best result of 3D Printing module to create suitable space and beautiful relation to the light.

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APPENDIX

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Task A

Waffle structure details

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Process

Select panels to Group and using Rhinoceros “unrollSrf” Command to unroll all the 3D panels.

Turn off ‘Explode’ option to minimize the individual surface in order to save time in the future develop.

Using ‘DupEdges’ command in Rhino to duplicate the edges/borders of unrolled surfaces. Crete tabs on the

Connect the maxmum surfaces together to generate minimum tabs to reduce the work time after printting them out by comparing the marks in Rhino models.

unrolled surfaces using Panelling Tools - ‘PtTabs’ command

Assign all interior lines to the Etch Layer in Rhino Laser Cutting File for easier

Turn on the ‘Tab’ options in order to

folding.

connect each panel together and also make sure is turned off. Adjust the recess and the distance of the tabs.

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Task A

360 Views of final module

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Process

Use ‘Box‘ to creat Bounding Box on the Plane

Use ‘ptSrfDomNum’ to create Grid on

Use ‘List Item’ to select first surface

Place Point for Point Attraction

the select surface

Use Point to develop Rectangles

Use ‘Point Attraction’ and ‘Series’ to develop variation for Rectangles

Use ‘Extrude’ to create Cuboid for Boolean Geometries.

Use ‘Extrude’ to create Cuboid for Boolean Geometries.

Use ‘Distance’, ‘Bound’, ‘Domain’ and set up a point for developing changing dimension rectangular

Use ‘Extrude’ to create Cuboid for Boolean Geometries.

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Use ‘Distance’, ‘Bound’, ‘Domain’ and set up a point for developing changing dimension rectangular

Use ‘Extrude’ to create Cuboid for Boolean Geometries.

Task B

Makerboot Process

Test Models

Final Present Model

Testing models were generate for testing better 3 D Printing results.

Because we are doing 3 D Printing in teh real life, some parts of model will have supports and some of them are hard to take off.

According to this test, I develop the final module.

In order to have clean model and less support I devide the model in 2 - 3 parts then use Supper Glue to put them together.

(There are two models in the final print out model)

Another Test Print Model 29

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