Yuan Xiang

Journal Entry For
Module 3 - Give Me Shelter
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Yuan Xiang

Modeling a Parametric Structure

Modeling approach:

First, I create several lines in Dynamo and move them to connect smoothly as canopy for the shelter, with each line controlling the width variation around it. Next, I create three lines on the XY plane as the ground starting points for three rows of columns. Then, I create three corresponding lines on the panel surface, each aligning to form a plane, and then adjust these planes into rows of columns.

Parameters can be adjusted:

For column:

  1. location of each column line
  2. height of the column
  3. number of columns in each row

For canopy:

  1. height of the canopy
  2. length of the canopy
  3. width of the canopy
  4. number of panels in the X direction
  5. number of panels in the Y direction
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