The F(X) Based Surface (Assignment 2 continued)

As mentioned in the earlier attempt of this assignment (http://dtbyemad.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-interactive-skin.html), that this is a step further in developing forms in the 3D environment of 'Digital Project'. In this second attempt in creating an intelligent surface what can be noticed is that additional control over the overall form and its driving factors (parameters) are established. The Surface is created through the conventional loft (multi-sectional surface), but the splines that guide the surface are controlled through additional points. The points that are used as the scaffold for the surface are broken down into three categories: sketch based points, geometry based points, and measurement based points. Each set is controlled in the three dimensional plane (X,Y,Z) with a set of parameters (Sub parameters). Each of theses parameters create the basic control over the different elements within each set. Then the individual parameters are controlled with a single parameter (main parameter), so whenever the value changes within this main parameter all the sub parameters correspond within their given values.

Image 1

Image 1 (bove), shows the scaffolding that is established based on the three main point categories. From the left, is the sketch based points, following is the geometry based point, then the measurements based points, and last set is am additional set of the sketch based points.

Image 2

The overal form lacked some control (image 1), so an additional Spline was added across all the point sets. the additional Spline helped in controlling the edges of the surface.

Image 3

Image above is another view of the complex scaffolding that helped establish a greater amount of control over the surface.

Image 4

Image 4, is the base layout for drafting the trimming elements which are the circles in this case.

Image 5

The image shows the trimmed surface, and as mentioned previously, the each of the trimming elements and the scaffolding is controlled with a set of parameters that are linked to the main parameter, so if the value changes in the main parameter the sub parameters correspond to that change within their given values (shown in the animation below image 6).

Image 6

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