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DESIGN DIAGRAM SECTIONING

Sectioning is Architecture through implication, it is about dissect-ing a form and then referencing it with less than the sum of its parts.

Because sectioning is about cutting up an origi-nal form, what we can do is defined by the orig-inal geometry or surface. So the origin form is just as important as what we choose to do with that form.

Input Curve, Surface or Geometry

DIRECTION (ORTHOGONAL)

DIRECTION (NON-ORTHOGONAL)

NUMBER

ANGLE HEIGHT

SHAPE

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EXPLORATIONS SECTIONING

Sectioning a curved object

Twisting Ribs

Sectioning extrusion - Multiplying Effect

Sectioning Surface into Pipes(Isotrim and List Item)

Turning Torso (Move and Rotate)

Paneling or Sectioning (Surface Box and Morph)

Defining the Whole

Paneling or Sectioning (Rotate and Box)

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SECTIONING - FABRICATION EXPLORATION

Through our exploration into grasshopper we looked at two different examples of creating a very similar outcome. Our first attempt on the left looked at creating curves, dividing and utilising the pframes command to create a poly surface which resembles something which could be laser cut. Through this exploration we came across many difficulties which we are still plagued by. The photo above shows how we are trying to go about creating the notches.

The example on the left is a more suitable approach I took but with a much more compli-cated algorithm,. The algorithm below cuts the geometry into sections which then allowed us to copy, move and position where we wanted the notches. The text tag 3D command then al-lowed me to number these in order to fabricate clearly, knowing where to place objects.