Final Poster

Final Renders

Complete Iterations

12 Iterations

Draft Renders

Grasshopper Components

3 Controllers

2 Forms created in rhino used to manipulate curve line.

Progress on Grasshopper

The initial idea represented in the image was to extract the basics of form taken from the Helicobacter bacteria. Tentacle like features extruding from a base tube form. I have experimented on altering the design of a roof with these extruding tentacles, as well as Voronoi components to be introduced on the facade or exterior.

HELICOBACTER

Tutorial Feed Relating to Theme

http://vimeo.com/24138876

Link above is a tute that shows you how to create a parametric weave in grasshopper.

Research on Theme

Title: 'Helicobacter and pets... Is there a link?'

http://www.wormsandgermsblog.com/2009/04/articles/animals/cats/helicobacter-and-pets-is-there-a-link/
- accessed 21/03/2012

Abstract:
Above link discusses a specific bacteria called Helicobacter, a type of microorganism that causes gastritis, stomach ulcers and stomach cancer. It resides inside stomachs of humans and animals, specifically in pets and discusses the possibility of this bacteria being transferred from pets to humans.

Title: 'Bacteria and cancer: cause, coincidence or cure? A review'

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1479-5876/4/14 

- accessed 21/03/2012

Abstract:
The journal discusses the association with bacteria in human cancers. It also talks about the specific bacteria Helicobater and other similar bacteria's that are the causes of cancer. 


Reflection:
The drawing created on previous blog shows the bacteria in its form. With the basics in place, similar forms can be created and modified with iterations made possible. The tentacle like features extruding out from its tip interest me as this could play crucial with my iterations.

 

3 more images and Sketches of ideas

Image 1. (left) - this single cell form I find interest me due to its large mass covered in systematic threads extruding slightly with a large section cut.

Image 2. (right) -  cluster of linear cells irrational in their direction which somewhat seems to be in a chaos state. 

Image 3. (bottom) - In contrast to the above, this cluster has uniformity in its geometry with tentacle like features extruding from its core that looks like submerged mines.

Tutorial - Tower 2/2

In continuation from previous tute, in this part I created balusters for the tower on the left. The components used include offset lines that are divided using appropriate sliders and then lofting for completion. Options also altered in loft param to close loft and set a uniform connection.

Tutorial Output - Tower 1/2

Image illustrates output of a tower created using an Ellipse with Sliders and corresponding Series to elevate and expand space and height between ellipses. A Rotate component is also shown in this image with a Graph Mapper component to localise the amount and randomness of rotations. Furthermore Graph Mapper allows a visual control to randomise rotations and turns. I have also modified it with using the Sheer component to set an angle to the tower.

Tutorial Output -Walkway - Creating a Soild Surface

The tutorial learned was to create a surface walkway create the following (modified) image. Polyline was first created in rhino with are duplicated using offset curve and slider component. The loft curve component joins these into a surfaces. Offset surface component creates another on-top which is then joined by Brep along its edges. Iterations can be seen aswell using bake.

Tutorial Output - List Management

In this tutorial I experimented on selecting a point using the list component and focusing the connections from the line to link it with that number chosen. As you can see from the image above I have chosen no. 24 to be isolated and linked with all points from the other line. To do this I entered an expression param to add the number I want to isolate. I have also added the reverse list component to reverse the action of that same line.....so instead of going to 24 from right-to-left, reverse component activates it from left-to-right.

Tutorial Output - Data matching

From this image we see that points are connected in a curve pattern. This tutorial shows how to devide lines with points off a slider and then feed them into a line segment and connect them together. In this image i have used Arc Sed segment to curve the lines connecting from each point and used shortest list param.

Tutorial Intro 2/2 Output

Series tab used to space series of numbers using the slider. Output links series tab to point tab which allows a visual configuration of points on a plane using cross reference.

Chosen Themes

Theme 1. Flight Path Pattern.

I find this theme interesting as the use of lines connecting to points in a plan can create an amazing array of patterns and various iterations of images. This will help with the basis of the rhino and grasshopper program as it has similar and basic principles of parametric configurations.

Theme 2 - Micro-organisms.

I have chosen this theme due to there interesting forms that are sometimes rational and also abnormal. They come in varying geometric shapes, styles and colour at their singular form or a cluster of forms.

Theme 3 - Water Splash

I find this element interesting due to the flow of which water disperses upon impact thus creating unusual shapes that is very unique and aesthetically pleasing. Furthermore these forms can never be replicated again.

Tute 3 Parts Components

Creating lines using Point and line nodes.

Tutorial Intro 1/2 Output

In this tutorial basic principles of nodes were explained and its parameters or properties. Variables are entered to be analyse with its resulting output.

Image above is the learned output from this tutorial. It illustrates the slider integer being used with interchanging variables connected to selected math equation....i.e square root, division, addition, etc. These equations ultimately outputs a number that can be used in other integers or nodes such as the series integer I've used above.

• 1 equation is connected to the parameter 's' (start series)
• Another equation is connected to 'N' which suggest the amount or step size in which each count will be increased by.
• While the third one basically connects the series integer to the number of counts to be outputted.

Tutorial 1 Output

In this tutorial we looked at mostly the basic interface of Rhino and experimenting on tools provided such as Polyline and Curve points. In addition with knowing the quick tools of orbiting the perspective.

Above image was created by using curve points and polyline with the use of extrude to make surfaces of lines extruding at y axis, and loft options for cool curved shapes.