Stage 1 - Part 1:
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Modeling Approach:
For the first part of stage one, I chose to use a picture of a waterfall because I pictured it being used as a display where it could give the illusion of movement. To start, I first created the arc curve and then extruded it in the z-direction. Then I panelized the surface and applied the adaptive components to the model. Once I had the components in place, the last step was to apply the selected picture. Throughout the modeling process, the main challenge I had was fully understanding the u and v values and also trying to get my picture to be oriented correctly. Other than that, I had to keep the model quite small as it kept crashing my program.
Flexible Parameters:
In this model, the radius, start/end Angles, and height of the arc surface can be changed. The size of the grid was also flexible and editable. Additionally, the image can be swapped out along with the adaptive panel component.
Stage 1 - Part 2:
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Modeling Approach:
For part 2 of the first stage, I really wanted to use an image with varying contrast zones so that the end product would be more dramatic and easier to understand. So, I chose to use a wave for this part of the assignment because I felt as though the varying thicknesses in the result helped to convey the motion of the wave. As far as modeling goes, this part of the stage followed a very similar process to part 1. The main differences were that I modeled a sin surface instead of an arc and that there was an extra step at the end that allowed us to modulate the thickness of the grids based on color brightness. Throughout the modeling process, my biggest struggle was once again trying to really figure out the u and v values as well as image orientation
Flexible Parameters:
In this model, the wall length and height could be altered along with the number of wave definition points, number of waves, and wave amplitude of the sine wave. Additionally, the image can be swapped out along with the adaptive panel component.
Stage 2:
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June 21st at 9:00 am
June 21st at 3:00 pm
Modeling Approach:
Stage 2 was the most difficult part of this assignment for me because it felt like it had a lot of moving parts to keep track of. But to start the modeling process, I created the two rectangles stacked on top of each other and then created curves out of each rectangle then extruded. After that, I panelized the walls in a similar manner to the first stage and made sure to flatten the lists. Next, I placed the adaptive components in the model and set up the shading settings. The next step was to evaluate how much sun each shading panel was receiving and then that information was used to vary the color of the panels by how much sun it was receiving. The last step of this stage was to edit 3 of the parameters of the shading elements.
Flexible Parameters:
The first set of flexible parameters in the model are the two rectangles. While the second one is dependent on the first one, there is still a lot of flexibility being offered. The panel width also has the ability to be changed along with the width of the shade. Again, the adaptive panel in the model can also be changed if needed.
Stage 3:
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June 21st at 9:00 am
June 21st at 3:00 pm
Modeling Approach:
Stage 3 was mostly identical to Stage 2. The main difference was in modeling the actual geometry of the stage. Once the geometry was there, we panelized it and then applied the adaptive components, set the sun position, and evaluated how much sun each panel was getting. The last step was to change the aperture of each opening in the panel depending on how much sun that panel was receiving.
Flexible Parameters:
In the model, each of three polygons can be fully edited outside of the origin and the number of sides your polygon has. Outside of that, the adaptive component could be changed along with the sun position.