Digital Ecologies: Intro to Parametric Modeling and Scripting
ANP 494/598 SPRING '10Archive for March, 2010
Agenda for Thursday 3.25.10
Due:
- Project 2
Agenda:
- Everyone please be pinned up by 4:30 sharp in the Tall Hall area in the School of Architecture. The first person should pin-up on the east end of the south wall and everyone else should follow in order. Please take care to pinup so that the height of your boards matches your neighbor’s and that there is equal spacing between you and your neighbor. Also place models on stands, make sure the room is clear of any extra trash or objects, and adjust the lighting to showcase your project in the best possible way. Presenting the work in a well crafted and thoughtful way and having everything pinned-up on time is a crucial part of professional practice, and some would argue one of the most important parts of the design process. So take it very seriously, pin-up with high craft, and be on time.
- Please start your presentation by stating your concept in a sentence or two at the most; then describe your project and your parametric model. The presentation should only be 10 minutes.
- Readings assigned
- Tutorials – Please read through chapters 12 & 13 of the grasshopper primer for Thursday. Watch the following video tutorials: VB Script Button Intro; VB Script Basics; If / Else ; Loops. No blog postings are required for these tutorials.
The presentation order will be:
Sippel, Karl
Peng, Haixi
Preece, Brian
Bakelaar, Jonathan
Barraza, Fernando
Wickersham, Cole
Batista, Maria
Ochoa-Alvarado, Jorge
Wikstrom, Lindsey
Bavishi, Mihir
Lopez, Oscar
Cardona, Francisco
Timewell, Golondrina
Fimbres, Michael
Hosseini, Seyedbehnam
Due next class:
- Readings
- Tutorials – Please read through chapters 12 & 13 of the grasshopper primer for Thursday. Watch the following video tutorials: VB Script Button Intro; VB Script Basics; If / Else ; Loops. No blog postings are required for these tutorials.
Agenda for Thursday 3.11.10
General Announcements:
- I have posted an updated schedule and syllabus on the blog please see here.
- This Thursday instead of moving into Algorithmic Design, I would like to use the class period to meet with each of you and answer individual project questions. I will also stay after class and meet with students as needed.
- I will also be available to meet during spring break and will hold office hours during our usual class time on March 18th. Please email to reserve a time if your interested in meeting.
Due:
- Iteration # 3 of the project: Begin to relate your shading structure to the sun in some meaningful way. Use the posted tutorial and the emailed definitions as references for doing this. Produce a version of your screen that begins to relate to the sun and post renderings of the study as well as screen shots on your blog page.
- Reading
Agenda:
- 4:40-5pm Reading discussion.
- 5pm-7:30 Meet with individual students to answer questions.
Due Next Class:
- Project 2
- You will all need to begin fabricating your projects either by 3d printing or laser cutting.
3D Printing Resources:
The school has 2 machines available for 3D printing. The school’s machines may not be open over spring break. The FDM machine uses ABS plastic and you can print elements as thn as 1/16″. The Z-Corp 3D Printer uses powdered starch and can print elements only as thin as 1/8″ – Any thinner and it will most likely break. If you do not know how to prep a file for 3D printing watch the following tutorial: 3D Printing Video Tutorial
Another resource for 3D printing is Red Eye Architectural Models. They offer a quick an easy online instant quote process. You can upload your file; get a quote; pay for the model and shipping; and they will ship the model to you from Minnesota. Their pricing is competitive with the school, but you need to give them at least 2 days to print the job and a couple more days for shipping (please read over their policies foran exact description of the lead time needed).
Laser Cutting:
The school’s laser cutters may not be open over break.
If you want to use grasshopper to prep a file for laser cutting watch the following tutorials: 4pt Surface, Orient, Text Tag 3D, Offset and Scale
If you want to prep a rhino file for laser cutting by hand (and you can’t figure out the grasshopper method) watch the following tutorials (while for a different project, this tutorial shows all the basic tools and steps involved in the process):
Interlocking Assembly Video Tutorial Part 1
Agenda For Thursday 3.04.10
Due:
- Renderings of iteration #2 of Project 2 should be posted on your blog page. Please use the example given in class this week and apply principles in the tutorial (using surface curvature information in some way to effect the shading structure) to this second iteration.
- Readings from last week
Agenda:
First Half_
- New reading posted
- Reading discussion dynamics and self-organization is architectural design– Gregg Lynn “Animate Form”
- Tutorial: Parametrics and Performance: The Sun
Second Half_
- Answer general and individual grasshopper questions / Video Tutorial | Parametrics and Performance: The Sun (bring your headphones)
Due Next Week:
- Iteration # 3 of the project: Begin to relate your shading structure to the sun in some meaningful way. Use the posted tutorial and the emailed definitions as references for doing this. Produce a version of your screen that begins to relate to the sun and post renderings of the study as well as screen shots on your blog page.
