Highlights

Form Finding Project

Our first project in this class was practicing parametric design by hand (changing parameters that affect a shape) and then modeling the shapes on the computer. We draped cloth over wooden dowels placed randomly on a wooden grid, creating different shapes depending on the amount and placement of dowels. I modeled this in rhino using the sweep command, then printed it using the Ultimaker 3D printer.

Manipulating Patterns With Grasshopper

I used the Voronoi command (which populates and area with points and then divides the area equally) in grasshopper (a parametric modeling integration for rhino). I then restricted the area to a leaf shape, and cut it out on green plastic using the laser cutter.

Torus that Manipulates Light

This assignment was to use grasshopper to model a torus shape that manipulates light. I used a tutorial for the general shape, then connected it into a printable shape, and 3D printed a separate spinner as well to attach into the torus so it looked pretty and manipulated light.

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