Often we tend to think that parametric design is for the exclusive use of complex projects with lots of variables and complicated morphologies, here is a simple example of how this methodologies can be also very helpful in more simple and traditional design processes.

The main part of the definition made for this project for creating diagrid patterns is available for download.
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File Name:DiagridCladdingSurface.ghx

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So I tried to see if I could achieve this kind of aggregations using a 4-pod element like the one I saw on that project , to do it I revisit a code I saw once at Kokkugia´s wiki about recursive aggregations and tweaked a little bit to adapt it to the 4-pod elementmentioned before. The aggregated component was modeled using T-Splines for rhino as I´ve said in other occasions is great for organic modelling.The code it´s a little buggy and generate some replications in the same places but for a one day experiment I think is ok . If you are curious of trying it out and improve it please let me know.=)

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Script File:RecursiveAggregation01.rvb

Rhino File :Recursive4-Pod.3dm

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My experiment with augmented reality using Processing
Below you´ll see a video showing my first approaches to Augmented Reality once again I have to thank the awesome community of Processing which personally I think is the most powerful feature of the software, which create tons of libraries that really makes our lives easier.
In this case I use the following libraries: JMyron for capture the video feed from my web cam, ArtTooKit to track the Hiro pattern and create the 3D space and Saito´s OBJ Loader to import the 3d Object in this case a simple torus .obj.

How it works
The program takes the video feed from a video source in this case my web cam then it tracks down the pattern it is programed to recognize once it has done this it creates a 3d space taking as a base the pattern, once this is done you can use this space as a normal 3d space in the processing environment, in this case I imported an .obj file and added some controls so I can rotate the object using my mouse.
Now I´m working on a version to import more complex geometries and real time rendering with shades and lighting features.

If you have any questions about this kind of projects please let me now I´ll do my best to try to help.

A quick excercise of components between two surfaces, I´m starting to get into the world VB scripting for Rhino Garsshopper which I think is key element that differeciates grasshopper from any other parametric design tools available at the moment the syntax is a little bit more complicated than just using plain rhinoscript but once you start setting the input and output variables it all starts to make sense , this excercise comes from a tutorial of Woo Jae Sung I recomend a lot to check out his work.

As for this excersie I think is very helpful to start understanding the basics o the VB component for Grashopper like how to set the correct input variables aswell as the output ones, also it helps a lot with a problem I had always had with the point surface divide component which by deafult outputs a list of points in a zigzag fashion which is very dificult to use instead with teh help of a script written in VB you can sort your points in a 2×2 array which allows you to have much more control over your points.

I have added the tutorial link , and uploaded my version of the Grasshopper definition I hope you find it useful as I did.

Pdf Tutorial :Here
File Name:VBscript_excersise.ghx

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The definition is made so you can set up the number of sections in the X and Y axis separately , also you can set up the height of each sections as well as the thickness of the material you are going to work with. Finally the definitions orients al the parts to the  X-Y axis  with an ID tag  so you can easily organize them and get them ready for the CNC mill or the laser cutter.

This definition will help understand most of the basic components  that Grasshopper currently has implemented,It was made with Grasshopper Version 6.0019 we have to remember it  still is a WIP so they maybe some problems using it in other versions. I strongly recommend you to download both files the grasshopper definition and the rhino file so you can get familiarized with the inputs you need to start working.

I think that is  all , I hope you find it useful an please if you do some work with it, send it to me  so I can post it here, have fun!!!

Rhino file: Ribs(WaffleSystem).3dm
Grasshopper DefinitionFile: Ribs(WaffleSystem).ghx

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Creating Interactive systems has become one of my new interests for my research and development of projects I think they can contribute a lot of new elements to architecture and design in general so as a first step into this world i create this application that are commonly are known as digital mirrors in which you use the data  took from a video stream in this case my web cam and the alter this information with other elements as an output ,the possibilities for playing with this kind of information are huge.

How it was made!!
For the production of this project I used Processing which is an open source programming language and environment for people who want to program images, animation, and interactions.The great thing about Processing its that you can add external code libraries which upgrades the capabilities of the software to the infinite in this case I used the JMyron library which allows Processing to detect a video stream ,once I had this information what i did was to track an specific color using the RGB id , then I write a code to start displaying a bunch of particles coming out from the ubication of the previously tracked color.

The main purpose of this project was to create an algorithm that helped me to develop a generative sculpture like object , I wanted to create complex and organic structures just for the fun of it so I came out with the idea of Scripted Creatures which its a code made in Rhinoscript which generates this creature similar figures.

How it works!!

The script works in a simple way, the user need to input a set of points like a point cloud extracted from a scanned figure could be for example , the the script will elaborate a curve network between those point based on distance conditional , the script asks the user to select the created lines he wants to use for the creation of the final structure after that the script completes the task by creating the organic lofted surfaces you see in the image above.

This script perhaps it can be useful to perform other tasks besides the creation of nonsense creatures if you find one please let me know.=)

File Name:ScriptedCreatures.rvb

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As an academic project we were asked to design a water botlle made by injection molded pocess, for my design i proposed a bottle with fluid forms that would be similar to the ones we find in water in a natural enviorment, to achieve this forms i made a script in rhino that gererates diferent sections and the loft them togheter to generate a column with fluid forms , after that i altered the column using t-splines plug-in for rhino to obtain the final form , with the correct size and the exact volume needed for the project.

The material i proposed for my design is the PLA 700D (poliactide acid) wich is very similar to PET with the difference that PLA comes from corn wich is an abundant resource, this material also uses 50% less enegry to manufacture it compared to other polymers derived from oil . Using this materials not only represents a saving in energy but also a closed life cicle of product because once we use our bottle we can make composte with it and it can be used to make more corn wich will be used to make more bottles. For more information visit http://www.natureworksllc.com

Script developded for the project.

File Name:WaterBottleSrf.rvb

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