ALGORITHMIC SKETCHBOOK ABPL 30048: DESIGN STUDIO AIR EMILY ADAMSON (538935) 2014 SEMESTER 1
ABPL 30048 DESIGN STUDIO AIR EMILY ADAMSON 2014 STUDIO 11.
TUTORS: HASLETT GROUNDS AND BRADLEY ELIAS
CONTENTS 7 PART A. 8 A. 1 Lofting and Triangulation Algorithums 10 A. 2 Understanding Geometry, Transformations and Intersections
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A. 3 Controlling the Algorithm: Lists, Flow Control, Matching
15 PART B. 16 B.1 Voussoir Cloud Exploration 18 B.2 Reverse Engineering: EXOtique 20 B.3 Image Sampling 21 B.4 Kangaroo, tensile grid bodies and continuous patterning
PART A.
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A. 1 Lofting and Triangulation Algorithums
I first started by lofting two curves together to create a basic curve. I then manipulated this curve through changing the position of its control points, to create even further abstraction I increased the amount of control points, which made the surface even more reactive. To create further manipulation I played around with the lofting options from a more managable surface to a more fluid, uniform one.
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I then experimented with creating a mesh on the surface in an attempt to create some 3D panelling. This was unfortunately where I got stuck. From here I then began Trangulation algorithums and began to experiment with the 2-dimensional plane and then the 3-dimensional plane; exploring voronoi’s to make a cube that could be manipulated and cut away. I then created a curved surface and populated the geometry with points so that I was able to apply the triangulation OcTree and create boxes along the curve. I then played around with the group number with a slider (seen below) and changed the values from 1 to 10. This technique would be perfect for creating ideas and generating fast elements to develop a design further.
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A. 2 Understanding Geometry, Transformations and Intersections
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The week focused on Geometry, transformation and intersections. I investigated making a topographic curved surface for fabrication. I investigated how to create curves evenly placed along an existing curve. From here I placed curves adjacent to them. From this I learnt how to create a point on the intercepting curves, place a circle over them for fabrication. This was further developed when i created a sphere, offset it, placed random points on it, mapped curves then lofted between the two spheres. I then experimented with different shapes to create different techniques. This created some technical problem.
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A. 3 Controlling the Algorithm: Lists, Flow Control, Matching
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This week focused on lists, flow control and mathcing. After following this weeks web tutors I was left with the polyline suface seen on the left. I then took this further and re-did the curves, and increasing the amount of points to create denser and more complex shapes. Below is a screenshot of playing around with voronois, increasing there values to create different patterns. This technique could be used to create a panel on a shape to cut out or create an abstracted material that could increase the efficiency of my sustainable energy.
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PART B.
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B.1 Voussoir Cloud Exploration
playing around with kangaroo limits
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creating a force point attractor
For Voussoir cloud exploration I used different video tutorials to produce differnt outcomes. This included playing around with kangaroo gravitational factors, creating an attraction point for circles on a surface, and changing the points to a point arragned in a spiral. This pushed and abstracted the model to weird, unattainable limits.
pluging in a sprial as the points
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B.2 Reverse Engineering: EXOtique
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Reverse engineering EXOtique we tried three different way. The first being creating our own panel to map of a surface that had circles cut out of it. This was hard and didnt produce the structure we wanted. Secondly we created a hexagonal plane that we then piped and created a surface in between these pipes. The third was just a simple hexagonal surface through using a plugin.
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B.3 Image Sampling
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B.4 Kangaroo, tensile grid bodies and continuous patterning
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PART C.
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C. 1 Tri-Grid Experimenting with different styles - hexgrid
We began our design knowing that we wanted to create a triangulated surface that we could then manipulate through point charges.
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Space -frame attempts
I tried many different ways to create a spaceframe. Some didnt work because our shape was irregular, some caused my computer to crash (hence why they are not connected). I tried about three different ways before we found a way that worked without serious computer crashing issues.
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C. 2 Final Space frame Definition
Played around with these U and V to acheive our final design
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We tried to use nodes but in the end didnt end up using them in our final definition
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C. 3 Piping and Paneling
We ended up having to indivisually pipe the structure as we wanted different thickness’ for our cables and for our steel piping. There probably would have been a better, less time consuming way to do this but this left us with more flexability to change it later on.
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Definition to show a close up of the FPED connection to the spaceframe. I played around with VRay with materials to create the nanowire fluttering panel.
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Paneling in Rhino
Because we wanted different configurations of panels we had to make them in Rhino by selecting lines and creating surfaces.
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Some renders playing around with materials on VRay
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C. 4 Renders and explorations that didnt make the cut
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