Object Design 310 - Megan Janett

 Megan Janett February 13, 2023 Algorithmic Surface Modelling This week we explored algorithmic surface modelling. I chose to use a donut shape to base my design off of. It provides two surfaces that are parallel to each other for the shapes to follow along. The main issue I faced was trying to assign multiple colours to the different object in grasshopper. I knew how to do it in Rhino, but I assumed by changing the colours in the bounding box and then baking it in rhino would cause them all to change. But I guess the renderings do not transfer over. I also tried to to split the shapes and assign different colours within Rhino but that did not work either. In the end I had to just use one colour. Here is the side animation. I really like the first part where you can see a big difference in the shape changing compared to the end where it looks busy. Here is a top view of another animation. I like this one the best.

 Megan Janett February 6, 2023 Stacked Slices This week I focused on finalizing my vase. I ran into a few issues. When I went to go divide it into horizontal strips I realized that I needed to add a centre cylinder in order to make the outer thickness of the vase. I tried to figure out how to connect the cylinder to the vase but had no luck. I am meeting with the tutor for some help in figuring it out. I also added the right dimensions to it.  I have decided to use 1/8th inch baltic birch wood. I have some left over from previous projects and the outside is dyed purple. I think it will make a cool contrast between the raw wood and the coloured wood when stacked since they layers will be slightly offset. The plan is to cut them in the next couple days and then assemble it. The finished product will be added here. I'll start by showing you the final piece! The sizing turned out to be perfect. I originally based the design and the size of it around these lego flowers as I didn't ...

 Megan Janett January 31, 2023 Stacked Slices Model For this project I will be creating a model that will then be sliced into layers and cut to made a 3D model. This first week will be focused on ideation of what I'd like to create. I think it would be cool to create an abstract vase for some fake flowers I have in my room.  I'll also playa round with some abstract shapes. Then next week I will pick the one I'll fabricate and add the layers to it. As far as materials go I think I will used either wood or cardboard. I also have some matting board which I think would look cool. It is quite thin, but relatively strong. So the layers would be less chunky and closer together compared to the wood. The wood may give it a harsher, more jagged look.  With the first two I was playing around with some more simpler forms to try and understand the program a little bit more. But it just wasn't what I was looking for. They looked too boring and uniformed. So I decided to find a differ...

 Megan Janett January 24, 2023 Animation Here is an expanding mushroom!! It took a while to figure out but overall I think it was a successful animation. I had to restart a few times as I could not figure out how to make the dome on top in grasshopper. After following a tutorial I was able to figure out how to make it and animate it. The last issue I had was making it look realistic and adding a mushroom pattern to the top part. I had to stick with just the plain red. Here is a screenshot of the grasshopper file. It took a while to figure out how to connect all the sliders together while maintaining the proportions. To be honest, this assignment was a challenge. It made sense in the 2D world when it was explained in class, but as soon as I began messing with it in the 3D world things got confusing. I began with a simple shape and managed to get that to do what I wanted. But my goal is to make a mushroom that squishes down and then reverts back to its original size. Ive figured out ...

Megan Janett OBDF 310 Jan. 16, 2023 MY FIRST DEFINITION Hey! Welcome to my blog.  I've made a donut. After doing the tutorials I wanted to play around with closed shapes. So I thought a donut would be a good challenge. The dough part was relatively easy. I made the top and bottom half separately. The top was quick. But the bottom I had to figure out how to mirror it and have the curves face downwards. For the icing instead of a circle I used wavy lines slightly bigger than the circles I used for the dough.  The biggest issue I ran into was the shape was not complete when rendered. There is a hole in both shapes and I am not sure how to fix that. Im sure there is a simple command I could add to fill the hole and complete the shape.  Also I found this kind of funny. When I set my design in place i had to use the bake command, meaning I had to "Bake" my donut.  Here are the tutorial progress pictures. I kept having the issue of when I pressed the spacebar command it wou...