![]() | DWA Final Assignment - FLOWchannel
The final project for the diplomwhalfacharbeit is to assemble the skills and knowledge to this point and
cast a flow channel.
For this assignment the individuals in the course will need to work as a project team, with each person responsible
for an inclusive role in the team work, as well as for an individual portion of the project design, fabrication,
and installation.
The project is to create a FLOWchannel, as an experimental installation, and example for potential follow on work.
The FLOWchannel will be fabricated by casting concrete blocks around milled foam blocks to create the individual
components of the courseway. The FLOWchannel will represent a series of building blocks, allowing for the individual
design of a FLOWsurface, while bringing together the elements at the end to create a specific, and unified installation.
1: Analysis
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Diplomwahlfacharbiet - Assignment 2 - Channel Surface The first assignment has set up a number of conditions for FLOW DYNAMICS.
In each case the resulting pattern is a resultant of a fluid flow and the manipulation of a static geometry.
This approach to the creation of the FLOW DYNAMIC isolates a single dynamic within a LAMINAR stream.
For the next assignment we are going to increase the level of complexity in 3 ways.
This assignment is due July 18, 10:00 in the HIF building by the hydrodynamics channel.
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![]() | Diplomwahlfacharbeit - Start Up : FLOW-EXPERIMENT
To start the FLOW Diplomwahlfacharbiet, there will be a fast primer assignment.
This assignment asks you to identify, examine, and generate a specific "pictoral" version of a FLOW dynamic.
For this assignment you are asked to identify a specific FLOW DYNAMIC by finding 3 images that depict the same physical force reaction couple, in different mediums, different scales, or different environments.
The basic workflow should look something like this:
This assignment is due July 13 at 14:00. The following assignment will build upon this one..
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Assignment 2a : Basic Architectural Programming
The goal of this assignment is to show the relation between simple parametric programming and architectural design..
On of the most tedious parts of being an architect is to produce the drawings for repetitive elements that are similar but not identical. Examples of this are staircase detailing, structural column layout, structural slab details, window details,… If an architect can “map” the logical relationships between each INSTANCE of an element and the position of the individual elements then the concept for the design can be programmed.
For this assignment you are asked to identify and create a simple SKETCH SITUATION in architecture, where the use of the computer and parametric programming will greatly assist in the ability to design and modify the situation.
The basic workflow should look something like this:
This assignment is due May 18, in class. The following assignment will build upon this one..
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Assignment 1c) Milling The third part of assignment 1 is to mill your digital surface into a physical block of material.
For this third assignment there will be an additional step.
1. Save the surfaces out of Maya according to the previous instructions.
The goal for this assignment is to start thinking about both the issues of representation of Geography,
as well as the issues involoving differnt scales of detail. The assignment is set up to provide some
additional skills that will be required for the milling of landscape models, however, the product at
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Assignment 1b) SURFCAM: Processing a surface The second assignment is to process one of your MAYA surfaces and get it ready for the CNC mill.
2. Subdivide the surface IN MAYA using the detach surfaces tool 3. Process the surface with both Rough and fine cuts. The goal for this assignment is to get familiar with SurfCAM? and preparing surface forms for output to the mill. The final product of the assignment should be a set opf G-code files for the Precix 3 axis CNC mill. The results from this assignment are DUE for the morning workshop on Nov 3, and are required to proceed on to the third part of the assignment. |
Assignment 1b) SURFCAM: Processing a surface The second assignment is to process one of your MAYA surfaces and get it ready for the CNC mill.
2. Subdivide the surface IN MAYA using the "detach surfaces" tool 3. Freez the transformation on the surface. 5. Process the surface with both Rough and fine cuts. The goal for this assignment is to get familiar with SurfCAM and preparing surface forms for output to the mill. The final product of the assignment should be a set opf G-code files for the Precix 3 axis CNC mill. The results from this assignment are DUE for the morning workshop on April 20th, and are required to proceed on to the third part of assignment 1. |
![]() | Assignment 1a) Maya: Learn by Playing The first assignment is to simply get on the MAYA software and try to
make some surfaces.
1. Create > NURBS Primitives > Plane
2. Create a series of lines or splines, then use the "LOFT"
tool to generate a surface
The goal for this assignment is to get familiar with MAYA and creating surface forms. The final product of the assignment should be at minimum 3 different surface geometries that have been create using one of each of the above methods. The results from this assignment are DUE for the morning workshop on April 13, and are required to proceed on to the second
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