DIGITAL DESIGN + FABRICATION SM1, 2016 Blurring Caccoon Hafiz Azman
(779902) Lyle Talbot + Group 3
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CONTENTS 1.0 Ideation 1.1 Object 1.2 Object + System Anlaysis 1.3 Volume 1.4 Sketch design proposal 2.0 Design 2.1 Design development intro 2.2 Digitization + Design proposal 2.3 Precedent research 3.0 Fabrication 3.1 Design development & Fabrication of prototype v.2 3.2 Design development & Fabrication of prototype v3 3.3 Final Prototype development + optimisation 3.4 Final Digital model 3.5 Fabrication sequence 3.6 Completed 2nd Skin 4.0 Reflection 5.0 Bibliography
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1.0 IDEATION 1.1 Object 1.2 Object + System Anlaysis 1.3 Volume 1.4 Sketch design proposal
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1.1 Object - Measured Drawings
1000mm
1000mm Plan view
SIde view
Perspective view
Umbrella ribs structure The mechanism of the umbrella ribs really show how bone structures works, where it hold the skin of the umbrelaa tight and support it to make it in place when the umbrella is open.
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1.2 Object + System Analysis
3D Model
The umbrella comprises of two element which are skin and bones. The skin would be the waterproof layer on top of the umbella and it is hold or suppport by the bones srtucture which is the steel underneath. The bones of the umbrella is essential because without it, the skin of the umbrella won’t open cause the tension of the skin is produced by the bones which the steel or ribs of the umbrella itself. When umbrella is open, the skin is in tension, and the bones is the one that making that happen.
Skins
Bones
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Bones - Ribs assembly
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1.3 Volume - Skecth Model
The shape of the umbrella is depends on the design of the umbrella itself but mostly from top view, it can be seen that, it is a hexagon or pentagon surface. The volume can be produce by making several triangle and form it into hexagon or pentagon and making the surface closed together.
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1.5 Skecth Design Proposal 1
The wings itself represent the skin and bones, where the bones would be the steel ribs of the wings that wll tensioning the skin of the wing so that it can be open and spread. Wing design 2
Wing design 1
This is the model of the wing desgin where it can be open and close just like the mechanism of the umbrella but just in different way. The folded paper is the skin and in between it is the bone structure where it holds the paper which is the skin in place
Skins
Bones
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1.5 Skecth Design Proposal 2
This armor is composed of thin planes that are arrange symmetrically on the upper body started form the shoulder and chestas well as the back The planes are connected by the strings and some surface at the back to support the structure from collapse.
This shoulder part can be adjusted from bothside, horizontally and vertically. This adjusted idea caomes form the mechanism of the umbrella where it can be open and close, basically, it can be adjusted.
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1.5 Skecth Design Proposal 3
This design is adjustable where it can be shorten by pulling or put together the skin part and make the bones part kind of like hiding underneath the skins. I overlayed the skin on top of each others according to the size of the wasit and the upper body. The skin design consists of several planes that are combined together and it can be take
Skins
Skins
Bones
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2.0 DESIGN 2.1 Design development intro 2.2 Digitization + Design proposal v.1 2.3 Precedent research 2.4 Design proposal v.2 2.5 Prototype v.1 + Testing Effects
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2.1 Design development intro
From the first design concept, we take out the step by step of the morphing itself which is comprised of two elements: copying and rotating. Largely, the effect could be seen more mathematical as could be extracted from the process of making a circle through geometry which rotates lines through a certain centerpoint. We Started with a single square with an intention of making a volume out of it and somehow to form a volume based on a hyperboloid from This involves lots of copying which resulted in an abundant amount of layers which led to a form which delves a blurring effect from the drawing.
Hyperboloid
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Front view
2.2 Digitization + Design proposal v.1 This poposal is a design that enclosed a person that wearing this and somehow separated them form outside world (social) a dismissive personal space. The design is actually looks like a hyperboloid kind of form, especially when you look from elevation view which we think is good because we achived what we wanted. The strength of the design exposes itself when we tried to bring the negative of it. What could be extracted is the ability to blur the person inside it using brighter framework. However , for this design there are quite many limitations. Basically,the circular, parabolic expression during the morphing is not seen at all in the design and the structure is also arguably physically limited. The many layers are hard to be supported and maintaining the rotational angle will be hard or in othe word, it’s more impossible to be achived.
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Side view
Perspective view
Top view
Hyperboloid
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2.3 Precedent research TAPE VIENNA by Numen TAPE VIENNA utilizes plastic as a translucent skin wrap that creates space which approaches a minimal surface while creating light diffussion at the same time due to the materiality. On our design, we try to implement the effect which could blur out the design even further. Another feature to be taken point on is the parabolic form created naturally through the tensioning of the whole member which somehow related to the skin and bone.
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Creating wrapped space utilizing plastic wrapping existing site. The parabola was created due to high tension and high intensity of the tape.
From this images, it can be seen that the inside area of the structure created a blurring effect where it reduce and block the view from outside to inside. Well this is the effect we want to implement to our design since it got to do with personal space, this blur effect would be a good idea.
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2.4 Design proposal v.2
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Process Plane Following the first form generation process, for this proposal we drawn closer transforming using the elements of POINT to LINE to PLANE.
Line
We attempted to rethink the typology getting to be POINT to LINE to PARABOLA/PLANE.
Parabola
Along these lines we can insert the parametric normal for computerized planning through a similar way, yet neccessarily in an unexpected way. In the transforming procedure, we separated two orders of the parabola: In the main hierarchy,we attempted to frame the parabola from various limits, at that point associating strings inside the limits, forming simple natural parabolic form made by lines.
First Hierachies
In the second hierarchy, we tried to combine those basic ideas into singular entitieswhich are distinct one another but shares the traits of the first hierarchies. In the end, the form finding results in modular forms that has the possibility to connect one module with another, creating an opportunistic design that is scalable and reflects a personal space that endeavours the need of various subject.tt Second Hierachies
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The 2nd proposal is more successful compared to the 1st one in which it provides an opportunistic design and yet still manages to gain the aesthetics in the Skin and Bone typology.
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The images portrayed are one of the many possibilities that we see as the most fitting for a general type of people where one couldn’t see through the front elevation but thesubject can see others through openings from below.
The strength of the design as a Skin and Bo concept is the possibility for skin to notch a different nodes on any module. Creating surfaces from random nodes can result in interesting surface.
one at an
The limitation of this design, however is the lack of advanced effect which to us, should work on different times during a day. In this retrospect, there are further improvements to be applied to the design which should work during both night and daytime.
In relation to blur, the notion of shearing and becoming less distinct are intertwined better since both verbs are practically expressed by the composition of strings and the framework.
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2.5 Prototype v.1 + Testing Effects Triangle Module
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Hiding Module
Parabolic Module
Basically, for the first prototype, we got three differents compartment of design because we want to experiment the three module which is a triangle form, hiding element form and Parabolic. All the shapes are quite wide since we want to create a personal space and at first we think we should put all together as a one form but somehow we got difficulties on joining them. Interestingly, all these module produced a satisfying effect especially when it comes to shadow tof the prototypes that were projected on the wall. However, these prototypes are not as good as we thought. The rigidity which is still not there makes it hard to achieve the tension we desire and the prototypes did broke when whe put more tension onto it. Other than that, the blurring effect is not clearly see in this design because the strings itself is too far from each other where it actaully doesn’t hide anything from the people’sview.
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2.5 Prototype v.2 + Testing Effects Effects
Body Module This modue is focus on full body that will hide or blur it. We used MDF board as a frame which also represent the bone and we use the strings as well as the clear tape that wrap the string as the skin. By layering more tape on the strings, we can see the effects that the tape going to created. it was a blurring effect with somehow hide something inside it. When it comes to dark mode, the wrapping tape also give an amazing effects. it got the relfective abililty that will reflect the light inside it and making the module brighter. However, this module ended up cracked and broke into hlaf since it cannot withstand the tension of the strings and the wrapping tape.
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Head module
Effects The ability to contain various layer thickness of the translucent fabric gives us the opportunity to blur more on some point using stronger light diffusion. This prototype is put on the shoulder andit will entirely cover the front face where i found really good since it will affects one’s personal space. Basically, this module was made out of MDF board, strings as well as the wrapping tape, same as the body module. The head module is different on the way we wrap the string with the tape. Here it got three separated skins. Since there are separated skin, it is hard to wrap each of it because it was not connected.
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Effects
Arm module The arm module is a cylindrical kind of shape where it can be wear just by holding it since we couldnt find a way to join it with body module. The black planes would be the bones structures while all the strings that are connected with the planes is a skins. This module doesnt really in tension because the circular planes is only attached with one long rectangular plane and if we put the tension onto it, surely it going to be break, thus we avoid putting any tension and it somehow doesn’t go with our concept and idea. However, the shadow effect s that this arm module produced was very amazing. The shadows casted on the body can give a less visual idea of the hand of the wearer which can manipulate people’s perception.
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Back module
Effects
The module gives a thought of how a bigger size of the module could achieve a volume in the event that one is to be in that cone shaped volume. However, the back module is not really that good or convincing in protecting somone’s space since it was small and the people will start questioning what the back module would do which is not good.
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Prototypes failed
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Reflection Since our design and concept of design is basically got to do with tension, a very rigid structure or frame is essential. MDF board is not a good material to withstand the tension since it will break when we put too much tension that onto it. Thus experimenting on material other would be a good idea. Atfer all these failure, we were planning to go with steel since it will not be break and we think steel can deal with tension.
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3.0 Fabrication 3.1 Design development & Fabrication of prototype v.2 3.2 Design development & Fabrication of prototype v3 3.3 Final Prototype development + optimisation 3.4 Final Digital model 3.5 Fabrication sequence 3.6 Completed 2nd Skin
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3.1 Design development & Fabrication of prototype v.2
Idea of the new prototype
With the new design, we abandoned M2’s configuration and start testing out different solutions towards achieving something that can withstand the tension that is going to be created. Basicallt, this prototype comes out in a pyramidal form by lashing threaded steel which could give grip towards the lashing. The prototype gives a clear image in terms of the direction of where the design is heading towards. But,the pyramidal volume doesn’t adhere to the personal space we intended.
Bones Threaded steel
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Joints
Lashing
The joints which is not part of the structure is still not rigid enough to hold it in still.
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3.2Design development & Fabrication of prototype v3
Silkworm Coccoon Looking at the SilkWorm Coccoon which integrates tree branches as structural support provides another exploration in the design. Their method of creating space has successfully created room for a successful personal space while still allowing mobility inside the space. It also create a blurring effect by the produced the webs kind of form. it somehow enclosed the coccoon itself perhaps act as a barrier or pesonal space.
Design idea For this design, we will be focus on minimalism where we will be suing a basic shape which a cube to create a final product that are based on the way the silkworm coccoon works.
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Design of the surfaces
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Mesh Manipulation through Control Point Weight Adjustment
2D Surface Iso Curve Variations
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Outcomes
The density of the strings really created a which is matched with the concept of t Transculent strings manages to blur wha connected to each other, it structurally poeple that wear this frame actually do
Improvements
However, it can be seen that, the strings not dense enough which we think we im the way of how people going to wear it wear beacuse i dont really know the ori sign as well as the function of the nodes
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a blurring effect the coccoon. The at’s inside and since it support itself where ont need to hold it.
s inside the frame in mprove it as well as t. I found difflicult to ientation of the des created inside it.
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High density of Strings will definetely make since we want to created a blurring effec space.
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e this design works as it supposed to ct that will affects someone personal
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3.3 Final Prototype development + optimisation
Blurred Area
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Penetrable Area
Negative space creation are done by integrating the surface strings to pull out strings in the core of the model where it deals with high level of tension to achived this kind of effect.
Tensioning Strings
Volumetric Strings
B1 Node for shoulder support
B2 Opening for eye contact
B3 Opening for Arms
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3.4 Final Digital model
Front Elevation
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it can be seen that, this model is a minimal and symmetrical kind of design where we take a basic shape which is a cube to form a distorted, tension effect kind of design.
SIde Elevation
Bow Pos
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3.5 Fabrication sequence Cloth / Fabric
Threaded steel
Threads
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Hot glue gun
Threaded steel with polyproplyene rope
Transparent cloth/Fabric
welded steels
Basically, this is the seqeunces of the material used for the project, we did lots of experimenting on material just to see which one is better.
Joints The fixed joinery was pushed further to ensure the ‘mess’ can be cleaned up and there’s no bulky joinery appearing at the corner of the design. Welding is much more rigid and structurally appropriate and helps the hold the frame as it is even though the tensions are applied onto it and bends a lots, but still it doesnt break.
Tied poly rope
Bones The threaded steel wass good at first but the the string start to slip when they are under a lot of tension going diagonal. The grip required support or something like a holder to keep the strings in place. Using steel that is wrap with polypropylene really helped to holds strings in place and lock them in place without moving around like the previous one did.
Fishing line Skins Thread is not a good material to deal with tension since can be cut easily if the tension is too high and thread will loose its tension overtime. The cloth also is bad choice since it and will tear apart when we try to pull it strongly. Fishling line was the best choice, it can deal with tension and it will never been cut by itself eventhough we try to pull it and even sit on it.
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3.5 Fabrication sequence
Firstly, we wrap the whole steel bar with polypropylene rope.
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After that, we start to wrap the whole cube with the strings where we used f ishing linest.
The steel bard start to bending when to wrap the cube with the fishing line due to the tension that occur when we pull the strings.
we keep wrapping the bending and also the b still can make it tension
cube frame with the fishing line even though its bending caused the string to start loosening, but we if we keep pulling it more tighter.
After that whole cube frame being wrap with the fishing lines, it can be seen that, the grid of lines is created.
The cube frame after finished the wrapping stage.
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Finished Grid
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At this tsage, we start creating a grid distortion by putting more strings onto the existing string and pulll them inside, so the tension of the strings can occur.
We fo dense volum
ocus on puting more strings inside the frame where it can create a e internal while allowing negative space for occupant and a denser me on the upper part.
Then we also create a node for shoulders to rest on, so we don’t have to hold the frame when we wear it.
Pulling the string at side part to create a hole or an opening for amrs to penetrate through.
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We also create an opening for the face part, for eyes to see outside by tensioning the strings
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Finished model
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3.6 Completed 2nd Skin
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4.0 Reflection
Throughout this semester, this subject had been har even though it was hard i did enjoy learning it beca lot of things which is something thati believe will ben future. I learned about fabrication which is somethi know before. The modules given really follows the rig sequences and processes where i can coup with. It how to develop your idea and make the prototype your idea and design might work and also experime terial used for your project.
I also explore more about rhino and 3D model maki found very interesting. Since the first task, we have t model of our object, and then later making our pro design developments which these somehow help m my capability of using Rhino software.
For m3 and m4, me and my group members were s ing the prototypes and the final model but still we w fied of our feedback because we started from zero cause our proposal and idea was not that good. Bu tutor for giving his idea and good feedback on our thats really made us feels better.
I believe i did improved my ability of designing as w thinking to solve problems regarding model making prototypes. This subject really taught me to be alwa anything, especially when task or assessment is due
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5.0 Bibliography Silkworm coccoon [ONLINE]. Available at: https://www.google.com.au/search?q=cocoon&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiIpsD88KzUAhVHF5QKHcL8AM4Q_AUICigB&biw=1366&bih=638#imgrc=5nBv23mAEbLgmM: [Accessed 8 June 2017]. Numen, (2017), Tape Vienna [ONLINE]. Available at: https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwif5J3-k63UAhXMfLwKHW7xCp8QjhwIBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.numen.eu%2Finstallations%2Ftape%2Fvienna-odeon%2F&psig=AFQjCNFt3LnGKT0y4D4EvKsXM7GJWg-5Dg&ust=1496973755897778 [Accessed 8 June 2017]. Hypars, (2017), Hyperboloid [ONLINE]. Available at: http://www.hypars.com/the-mathematical-underpinnings [Accessed 8 June 2017]
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