Module 4

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Description

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Using my dynamo graph from assignment 3 as a base, I removed the nodes and processes that added tube elements and bars to the model in order to feature the panels more clearly. In assignment 3, I had already defined the necessary nodes to allow the number of U and V points in the surface to be modified parametrically. I added the necessary nodes to import an image file, and then linked the number of U and V points to a node that would calculate the number of samples in the X and Y directions based on the number of U and V points respectively. I then transposed and flattened the list of pixel samples in order to get the alignment of the image correct on the surface. Then, I set up a series of nodes as shown in the examples allowing the user to toggle between four different orientations of the selected image projected onto the surface. Although not required for my unit level, I decided to add in the necessary nodes for embossing and debossing the surface. The max and min panel heights (based on the ranges of brightness) can be parametrically varied by the user. Because of how the surface was lofted in assignment 3, the panels were defined facing downwards and so the heights would have to be multiplied by -1 in order for the surface to pop up vertically. This also affected the orientation of the final image with respect to the original (i.e. it is automatically reversed) but did not affect any of the other operations performed within the graph. I also included options for the user to choose between embossing (brighter colors are higher) or debossing (brighter colors are lower) the surface, and included nodes for remapping the color brightness ranges to achieve the correct results. The third and fourth images attached above show the embossed and debossed versions of the surface respectively. The image I chose was a throwback to one of my favorite Pokemon as a kid, Articuno, a bird with the power of ice (to be honest it's still one of my favorite Pokemon now), which I thought was a fun way to add a personal touch to this assignment.