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Journal Entry For
Module 3 - Give Me Shelter
- Overall 3D view:
- Plan View & Elevation View:
- I wanted to create a covered walkway by using simple geometries. My inspiration came from a shell I picked up from a beach last month, so I used three sine waves to form the basic structure of my design, as shown in the figure below. These three lines would drive the overall form and placement of the components. I planned to use 3-point tubes as the supports for my structure, and I wanted to use glazed panels, so sunlight would be able to shine through.
- For each sine wave, I added number sliders to flexibly change its overall location, amplitude, period, and horizontal or vertical offset depending on the orientation of the wave. These parameters could help me change the overall structure’s size and shape very easily.
- Then, I divided the three curves into small sections and transpose the points’ coordinates to create ribs for the structure. I used an integer slider to help me change the number of ribs quickly. Furthermore, by dividing the rib curves into small sections, I was able to obtain quad points for placing panels. I used an integer slider to change the number of panels quicky.
- At last, Revit’s adaptive components were placed on the designed structure. The 3-point uniform tube was used for the ribs, and the rectangular panel with resizable opening was used for the panels. I added parameters to change the radius of the tube, frame width percentage of the panel, and overall colors for the components.
