Rickie Jones ATCM 3355: Surface Population and Serial Slicing

Surface Population

Crown Render 1

 Concept:

Crown Reference Image 

Hanging Chain Reference image 

For my design I wanted to make a kings crown by using the surface population technique. My design was inspired by the pointed tops of the crown from the reference image, the pattern indents and the idea that the crown can hang from a chain. Rather than worn.

Process:

Crown ghosted and make 2D

For my process, first I started off by making a torus and modifying the control points. I lifted 4 edges up in a rough idea of what a crown would look like. I made 2 points higher than the other to make it more interesting. After I used another torus as the population object and project that onto the crown torus. Next I added 3 segments and manipulated the spacing of the top crown circles. Lastly I added a base and used surface population on it to make the engraved look. 

Materials:

Crown render 2

3D Printed side view

3D printed 3/4

I printed the castle out of black filament and did not paint it. I used a chain necklace I had to hold the crown. For my rendering I used gold colored metal, black metal for the base and silver/gold for the side design. 

Serial Slicing 

Pyramid render 1

Concept:

Temple Refence Image

Destroyed Temple Reference Image

For my second design, the serial slicing, I wanted to make something that would go with the theme of the crown. Ultimately I decided to make a temple. After starting the temple I realized that it would look like a pyramid by using the serial slicing technique on the model.

Process:

Pyramid ghosted and make 2D

Firstly, I started off by making the basic pyramid with the truncated triangle. Next I made a doorway through both sides. From there I added the details of a destroyed or old temple/pyramid by removing chunks of the model. I mainly used Boolean difference and a variety of shapes. Lastly I used to serial slicing grasshopper tool to add the pyramid look.

Materials:

Pyramid render 2

For my castle I used a sand texture and turned the transparency down to 20. Then I picked a sand color for the temple. 

Nibiru Panneflek-Cook ATCM 3355 F23: Project 3 Surface Population

Surface Population: Wave

Concept

Sine waves are periodic and smooth oscillating functions commonly used in mathematics, physics, and various other fields to manipulate phenomena in motion. When visualizing the distribution of objects on a surface within Grasshopper, you might consider this figure as a model or analogy; amplitude and frequency can be analogous to the scale and density of elements populating a plane. I intend to design this object in such a way that transforms the concrete Ideals underpinning digital fabrication into an abstract yet material point-sign that evokes the free flow of creative energies.

Reference(s)

Waveform Diagram

Processes

The modeling process began with creating a surface inside Rhino 3D, sculpting it using control points to achieve the desired form, and offsetting it to give it thickness. Then, I utilized a Grasshopper definition to populate the surface — creating undulations across it — and 'baked' it back into Rhino. I then used primitive shapes to construct additional elements like the base and brackets, subsequently filleting the edges to enhance aesthetics and potentially improve functionality.

Deliverable(s)

Black Ghosted Image

Color Ghosted Image

Render w/2D Ortho

Render w/Details

Materials

The choice of materials was pivotal in actualizing my vision for this project. I selected polished ebony for the base, seeking to imbue the artifact with the complementary essences of equilibrium and growth and providing a stable physical foundation upon which the primary sculpture stands. Birch brackets hold the polished brass centerpiece in place, contrasting the darker substance constituting this piece's lower third.

Printed Model

Note: one of the columns broke upon removal of support material.