B3. design development

When modeling the final fabrication model I used grasshopper to create a range of inputs that would result in simulating the range of motion the physical model will have. This works to confirm the motion I want to have in the model but doesn’t include any of the details and components that will go into the model. The next step will be to bake the model into Rhino and detail the joints ready for fabrication.

From this model I developed accurately scaled parts to be fabricated in the laser cut machine. Given the machine only cuts from a singular direction, I orientated all of the important cuts to be done mechanically whilst the pilot holes and connections can be done manually whilst construction the model.