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portfolio - graphics II

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1 - animate imaging (01/15/2010)

ANIMATE IMAGINGBRANCHING-BIFURCATION

SARAH WILLIAMS

BEGINNING TO REACH FOR THE BOUNDARY

REACHING IN MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS

BRANCHING TO THE MAXIMUM CAPACITY

REACHING WITHIN TO ENCLOSE SPACE

ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP TO EDGE

diagram articulating animation process

relating boundary to edge: branching/bifurcation

boundary condition

growth of connective tissue

animation sequence

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2 - dissecting animate constructs(01/22/2010)

Production process – animate imaging. 1. Loft edges of given object to boundary edges (4 major and 4 minor/corner); extract curves from surfaces; delete surfac-es. 2.Pattern (major surfaces): line adjacent to boundary line (and every other line thereafter) – move one end point down & one up, creating a curved line. The bound-ary can be reached by following the series of curved and straight lines in a switchback pattern.3. Pattern (minor surfaces): move end point of each line and snap to clos-est point on next line up, alternating left/right end points. The boundary can also be reached by climbing the serpentine flow of attached lines to the original object. 4.Fill/branching: in the largest space between two lines in each major surface area, loft the two lines together and extract curves from the surfaces; delete surfaces.

5.To develop the relationship in three dimensions, duplicate every other curve, beginning with the second in from the boundary. Using a lattice, pull the central control points up in the z direction. In the tighter branches created in step 4, pull the central control points down in the z direction.6.For the major sections, begin-ning with the boundary curve, loft to the next raised curve; from there, loft directly below to the original curve; continue the pattern.7.For the minor sections, beginning from the intersection point of the surface with the original object, loft from that original curve to the nearest raised curve, then loft directly down to the original curve; continue the pattern.8.Once all surfaces have been lofted and all area has been filled, the new surfaces may be differentiated by their geometry and placement within the structure. The upper, longer surfaces may be grouped together, while the smaller, vertical spaces may also be grouped together.

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3 - assembling parametric equivalents 02/01/2010

labelled cut sheet prepared in grasshoppercomparing grasshopper & maya production processes

maya: major surfaces and patterns were developed by moving control points and utilizing the lattice function; lofting was carried out between individual curves based upon the predetermined pattern.

grasshopper: individual curves could not be easily manipulated unless assigned placeholder widgets; patterns were attempted by extracting isocurves and manipulating by a unit vector in the Z direction.

resolved maya model includes layers, keyframe animation and material selection to better explore the relationship between the object and its boundary condition.

grasshopper model is still in the development phase; further exploration is necessary to resolve to the level of the maya model.

maya model demonstrates localized differentiation resulting from the application of a pattern.

grasshopper contains the potential for differentiation by the utilization of variables (sliders), but it appears to be more diffi cult to generate localized differentiation within a contruct. better knowledge and understanding of the software may prove otherwise.

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surfaces oriented to frames in grasshopper

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4 - transformation through making I 02/24/2010

file prepared for CNC milling in rhino; construct altered to fit 12 x 6 x 2 box

front view

side view final product of milling process

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5 - transformation through making II 02/24/2010

cut file for laser

surface subdivided & projected onto planes

resulting planes

final product of laser-cutting process

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6 - transformation through making III 02/24/2010

final product of vacuum-form process

attempt to manipulate surface post-production by melting the plastic (resulting in unsightly black holes)

vacuum-forming over CNC milled product

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7 - imaging assemblies I03/01/2010)

alternative architectural environment

colored & colorless IBL renders

material tests (CNC, vacuum, laser)

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8 - imaging assemblies II03/08/2010

initial digital model

photo compositions final physical model installed in place

production process included initial design of construct, translation digital model, preparation of photo composite images, unrolling, labelling & nesting model components, laser cutting, assembly, & installation. work was divided evenly among group members; my major contributions were to the initial design, laser cutting, assembly and installation processes.

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9 - tracing accumulations (1)03/22/2010

board 1 - generative processes of construct (branching & bifurcation)

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board 2 - rationalization & assembly of construct

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still images from animation sequence: demonstration of construct continuing to branch and grow beyond the boundaries of the window, building & across campus

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