design air sketchbook semester 1.15

ANNIE TANG

basics

Basic range & function

Basic Circle and extrusion

Rotation with Multiple angles using range

Above right is my attempt to re-create the branch like structure of the coral plant. This one consisted of drawing curved lines and lofting it. Issues here are to minimise the overlapping where the lines meet.

WEEK ONE

WEEK TWO

- creating texture on surface- array- surface split

This Model proved to be more of a success than last week. Basically I drew a random curve, orientated it on the Z axis, arrayed out the curves around a circular point with a generic radius of 10. At this point, Lofted it, and discovered Loft Options which is good for mak-ing a smoother loft rather than a jagged loft between the curves. Map To suface was a bit more complex to get my head around, and I’m not sure that it is quite there yet. I made a square grid and put circles in it and distributed it between -5 and 1.5 before projecting it back to the loft curved surface.I then used the extrude function and surface split to remove the circular components on the shape, leaving a cut- out pattern. This could be an interesting way to pattern future models, add sunlight, windows, different forms etc.

WEEK THREE

Algorithmic task:Create 3 different definitions that draw connected lines or polylines on a surface. Try to createdefinitions that can produce a wide range of different patterns in the linework. Consider intersectingthe surface, projections, lists or points (or perhaps something else?) as a way to generate thelinework. How might different algorithms be used for different purposes. Are some slower thanothers? Are some more flexible?Can you try and recreate a form/patterning from nature?Based on the patterning lists tutorial, try an replicate a few patterns found in nature (reptile skin?etc). Try not to be uniform, encourage breaks in the patterns. Design to scale and record multipleversions/iterations (different outputs from your definition).Try and pattern a 3d form. Try using a gridshell as your base. Then try another form. Make yourpattern independently of the form and then ‘apply’ it to the formPlay with attractor points and curves. How do these affect your patterning in both 2d and 3d?Try and experiment with the following components ‐ cull patterns, dispatch, weave, jitter, random,play around with the list functions and see how this alters your patterns. Record your differentiterations.Try and extend beyond the challange, demonstrate how you have explored fur-ther with the toolsand record the interesting ideas/techniques.

WEEK FOUR

Data matching:Create a number of examples with points and curves showing me you understand data matching. Use flatten,graft, simplify. explode tree, trim tree, shortest list, longest list, cross reference. (google them!!)What different output do you get when playing with these? Explain your findings to me in a “panel” component.Take screen shots and put these in your algorithmic journal.Field charges and expressions videos‐Experiment with field charges. Experiment with line, point, spin and vector force. Break and merge charges andplay with the display components. What can you come up with? What can apply these to and use them for? Showme. Patterning? Surfaces?Array/map/box geometry on a surface, use a field charge to deform the geometry. Tryremapping/reparameterizing the geometry sizes. Go one step further and add an expression to alter the sizes ofyour geometry.Now try creating a form from nature using this methodGeneral Experiment‐Create 4 simple definitions to find the mid point of a curve‐Create 4 simple difinitions to create a mid point of a surface‐Can you round the length of the curve at its mid point down to the nearest whole number? How may this beuseful?‐Can you use one of your definitions to evaluate multiple points on your curve/sur-face? How might this be useful?Which input components allow you to change your definition simply and quickly? (e.g. referenced points in rhino,sliders, multi‐dimensional sliders etc)Aranda Lasch Video:Create a recursive definition (as in the Fractal Tetrahedra video. i.e. Output of a function as an input forthe same function). Try applying it to various geometries.Experiment with Image sampling. Can you map your image to a surface using curcles or other geometry?(....google how to use it!

WEEK FIVE