Walk in the Park → image of the Dynamo geometry
Walk in the Park Modeling Approach: I began by watching the Revit/Dynamo videos in Canvas and the kick-off videos for module 2 to familiarize myself with the software. Then, I followed the steps in the Notion assignment page to set up my geometry. Finally, I played around with the parameters until I got the desired shape for my park. The parameters I ended up using were: (50,10) as the attractor coordinates, wave base height of 20, wave amplitude of 15, 1 wave, and cube width and length of 15. Since this is a park design, I wanted there to be a mix of higher and lower cubes so there can be multiple uses for the space.
Steps:
- Create a 200’ x 200’ rectangular grid of points. Place cuboids at each of the points on the grid.
- Create an attractor point to represent the center of the sine wave ripple effect.
- Set the height of each cuboid based on the distance between the grid point and the location of the attractor point.
- Move the cuboids up as needed to have the same base elevation.
Eliminate the Echo → image from Rhino (side view)
Eliminate the Echo → image from Rhino (view from the bottom looking up)
Eliminate the Echo Modeling Approach: For this assignment, I began by watching the Grasshopper example videos on Notion/Canvas for module 2 to familiarize myself with the software. Then, I followed the steps in the Notion assignment page to create my model. Once my cylinders and attractor point were working properly, I adjusted the parameters to make a pattern that I liked for the ceiling. The final parameters I ended up using were: (15,15) as the coordinates of the attractor point, 2 waves, base height of 10, amplitude of 7.5, size of 3, “extends” of 10, and length of 0.4.
Steps:
- Create rectangular grid of cylinders, move them up to the ceiling level.
- Create the attractor point.
- Set the height of the cylinder, which is determined by the distance between the grid point and the location of the attractor point. Simulate the sine wave ripple effect.
- Hide the cylinders that are above the base plane (at z = 0)