P006 - powercopies - annie locke

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This is the story of all the errors...

Everything going alone fine... then:

FIRST: didn't make input and framework different geometrical sets. Bad news bears.

Second: was selecting the multi-section mesh as powercopy instead of the whole geometrical set. Rookie mistake. This wasted a good hour or two completely rebuilding. and rebuilding. and rebuilding.

Then: powercopies: success! yay happy AL.

Then... oh wait.
 The evil sweep operator came along. Had paused the tutorial so I didn't continue watching to see that you had the EXACT same errors, but I basically went though and rebuilt that one sketch/fixed it blah blah.

SUCCESS

but oh wait. more errors:

by this point I figured out that I needed to watch the rest of the tutorial and found how to reverse the offset. Easy enough.

Pretty!

This is how far I got: all the other powercopies kept erroring but I know how to fix one so I figured it wasn't necessary to fix them all. Yay learning through messing up...

P006 - Spuybroek - Textile Tectonics response

This is a great reading to setup power copies in DP. The reading discusses the relationship of parametrics and craft, relating the process of making by carving vs. modeling. He compares the variable modulation of parametrics to that found in nature (a la leaves/biology), suggesting that parametric modeling keeps design from being too arbitrary, while also having a naturally informed logic. While it is not as simple as translating thoughts to paper via pencil, it does allow "variable modulation," allowing copying and mutations to be regulated and informed. The notion that all craft needs to move to robotics is a little far-fetched, even though there is some beauty in controlled variation. However, I'll still a big proponent of not leaving the computer to do everything, and finding the beauty of accidental discoveries that are naturally inherent in human craft and design.

Assign 005 - Framework/STAAD

Here is the analysis done on the members at .01, .1, .2, .3, and .4 % down the original member. I didn't do an animation of the deflection since it isn't noticeable.

P005 - Loukissass_How do simulations know? response

This reading discusses bridging the gap between speculation, simulation, and built architecture. It discusses the implications of the inaccuracies of simulations, because of their simplification and inability to account for unpredictable variables.

As simulations become more trustworthy, we can challenge the traditional basis of design knowledge. CATIA is one of these tools where many different kinds of knowledge meet, including information from consultants, architects, and fabricators.

Even once simulations have passed all the tests, it is difficult for them to have precedence over trusted regulations. This is not only because of the variables that bring change into an environment but also that varying assumptions can produce virtually infinite results. What use are these simulations to us now? Designing with multiple simulations that attack a problem from different angles is a good way to gain a holistic perspective on building performance. As long as we understand that simulations do not give us a whole or accurate picture of what will actually happen, they do provide valuable information to influence architect's design decisions.

Assign 004 - Folding paper

So I tried to model this paper fold to make a basic parabola. Based on the tutorial, I was able to get half of it together, but joining them was a bit problematic because it's not planar. I'm not sure how to get this working - maybe make it out of four products to a larger product, instead of two. Also, I'm not sure how to link the dimensions of one part to another - I ended up making 6 individual parts knowing how big they were supposed to be. I'm sure there's an easier way to make a formula for it though...

P 004 - Fabricating Architecture reading response

As parametricism becomes increasingly popular, it is extremely important that architects have a better understanding of fabrication techniques and processes. As the reading points out, a significant number of architects do not, and therefore the accountability and responsibility for construction. Being a CNC router tech myself, it is far easier to design having personal experience and understanding of the limitations of the machine. Unfortunately, we have a lot of students come in who want to make the router do something that it just isn't designed to do. This reading reminded me of this general mentality, and how architects don't actually make anything, they just design. Needless to say, we don't need to all go put our hard hats on and put up framing, but it is increasingly crucial to have a good base understanding of how non-traditional construction methods work, in order to understand budgets and a projects feasibility. With this workflow understanding, we can design more ambitious projects and best understand the advantages of CAD/CAM.

P 003 - coincident faces and points, changing angles

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This week I made three components (re: the tutorial) and associated the faces and center points. The angle was set with a constraint, so that I could change the orientation between components without changing every degree. I had some issues with turning the planes off in the components, because sometimes the whole part would disappear... Resolved eventually with lots of SAVING.