Design Journal Entry - Module 8 - Part 2 Muran

Journal Entry For
Module 8 - Share Your Design
ACC Folder Link
https://acc.autodesk.com/docs/files/projects/8c5c6f0e-77ad-475c-b808-18ff440afe0a?folderUrn=urn%3Aadsk.wipprod%3Afs.folder%3Aco.p9xeBIHOQz-ZgKo5C8lmLw&viewModel=detail&moduleId=folders
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Muran Yu
  • Name: AboutRoundabout
  • Overview:
    • The tool is designed to help users to generate a proper geometry of elevated roundabout based on parameters provided. By changing the parameters, users can evaluated the tradeoff among total cost, sun insolation, performance of the structure(Capacity and delay), and specific feature of the roundabout(conflict distance, approaching degree). The middle half-sphere demonstrates the structure of the middle area.
    • Inputs:
      • innerRadius: Radius of inner circle of the roundabout.
      • RoadWidth: Road width of the roundabout.
      • Height: The elevated height of the roundabout.
      • Entryflowrate: The flow rate of the 3 entrances to the roundabout. Users can change it based on the actual road information.
      • CircularFlowRate: The flow rate of the roundabout. Users can change it based actual road information.
    • Outputs:
      • Capacity: The number of vehicles that the roundabout can transport in an hour.
      • Delay: The delay rate of the transportation per hour.
      • Conflict Distance: The distance between two conflict points of an entrance.
      • TotalCost: Total cost of construction and materials.
      • SunInsolation: Total sun insolation of the structure.
      • MiddleSunInsolation: Total sun insolation of the middle area. Users can choose to minimize it or maximize it depends on the use of the middle area.
      • Approaching Degree: The degree between the entrance and main road of roundabout.
    • How to Use:
      • In Dynamo, choosing “Manage” —>”Dynamo”—>”Generative Desgin” —> “AboutRoundabout”
      • Once the panel of Generative Design pop up, change the parameters to prefered value.
      • Maximize capacity, minimize Delay, minimize TotalCost, maximize/minimize MiddleSunInsolation based on the useage of middle area.
      • Click “Generate”
      • View the result.
      • For simple generation of outputs:
        • In Dynamo, choosing “Manage” —> “DynamoPlayer” —>”AboutRoundabout”
        • Manipulating the parameters.
        • Click “Run” to view the results.
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  • Documentation for how to use your tool. It should include:
    • A brief overview of what your tools does (to help users decide whether to download it and give it a try). Think of a “ReadMe” file for software.
    • A catchy name (or acronym) for your tool
    • A teaser image that shows typical results, i.e. what users should expect to get as an output
    • A link to a recorded video demo (2 minutes max) in which you demonstrate how a user would interact with and benefit from using your parametric design tool.

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