For this project, similar to the Lasercut Tower, you'll work in teams of 6 people. Design a tower composed of an assortment of units wherein difference between units is achieved primarily through graphic and volumetric means, as opposed to formal means. Your tower should be composed of a minimum of 20 units. Take your design from concept to physical model, with enough structural integrity to stand on its own. Organize yourselves and decide who will be responsible for which parts of the process. Rather than 3d printing each individual unit, you'll use the 3d printer as a tool to create a mold or molds for casting each of your units.
Process
Designing (sketching, writing pseudocode and modeling)
Scripting (writing Rhinoscript to generate geometry)
Converting (ensuring all volumes are air-tight, packing into an 8”x10”x8” bbox, and creating .stls)
Fabricating (creating units by casting into 3d printed molds)
Assembling (constructing the model and securing it to a base)
Documenting (collecting and distributing the final script(s), rhino model, and photos for your group)
About
Design Computing and Digital Fabrication
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Department of Architecture
Spring 2010
This course will focus on designing and constructing algorithms, in both analogue and digital forms, to explore potential design solutions. Students will learn to use scripting as a tool: for solving specific problems, and for generating un/predictable results. Laser cutting and 3d printing will be the primary prototyping tools used for translating digital design information into physical models. Theoretical and pragmatic approaches will be interwoven throughout the course. Rhino will serve as the primary platform for free-form modeling, parametric modeling, scripting, and preparing fabrication geometry.
Instructor: Matt Trimble
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Department of Architecture
Spring 2010
This course will focus on designing and constructing algorithms, in both analogue and digital forms, to explore potential design solutions. Students will learn to use scripting as a tool: for solving specific problems, and for generating un/predictable results. Laser cutting and 3d printing will be the primary prototyping tools used for translating digital design information into physical models. Theoretical and pragmatic approaches will be interwoven throughout the course. Rhino will serve as the primary platform for free-form modeling, parametric modeling, scripting, and preparing fabrication geometry.
Instructor: Matt Trimble
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.
Sponsors
Z Corporation
Epilog Laser
Au Bon Pain
Radlab, Inc
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