Week 12 The making of Spine (and other Grasshopper stuff)

We got the inspiration of the spine from one of Zendaya’s looks:  

To make it strong enough to hold plants, and at the same time be able to pull the fabrics, I thought of the NASA fabric Lisa made last semester. Here is the reference: link | tutorial for how to make it in rhino & grasshopper – link | Lisa’s work last semester – link

The tutorial inspired me to look into the list functions because I want to make intersections for each unit. 

These commands probably look like very nonsensical, but after trying for a whole day, this is the best I can do (so far). In the process, I tried to learn how to use loop function in grasshopper (but failed). I also had a better understanding of the list/ cross reference/ tree. (things that I should have learned better last sem

I think the challenge with this nasa fabric is that we only need one line of units instead of an area of those units. With an area, each one of them can intersect with each other. 

Another important lesson learnt: offset the surface in grasshopper won’t necessarily create a surface with thickness. Have to use the Offset Surface in the Pufferfish plugin. 

 

In-Class exercise

I followed the tutorial video step by step 😀