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ALGORITHMIC S K E T C H B O O K
WEEK 1 Attractor point + Extrude
STEPS: RECTANGULAR GRID | CIRCLE (SHAPE) | POINT | DISTANCE | MATHEMATICS
VARIATIONS: - RELOCATING POINT - REDEFINING VALUES - REDEFINING RADIUS AND SHAPES - MATHEMATICAL DEVICES
NOTES: Other than parametric volumes, the algorithmic definitions can produce interesting patterns too. The red lines captured from plan view illustrate this and these could potentially be employed into a design scheme as well.
WEEK 2 Multiple attractor points + Loft
STEPS: RECTANGULAR GRID - ATTRACTOR POINTS - DISTANCE - MATHEMATICS - INTERPOLATE CURVE - LOFT
VARIATIONS: RELOCATING POINTS / REDIFINING VALUES / REDIFINING CURVE DEGREE / MATHEMATICAL DEVICES
WEEK 3 Controlling collection
STEPS: CURVE / SERIES / OFFSET | PERPENDICULAR FRAMES | LINE / POINTS / VECTOR | VECTOR ROTATION / AMPLITUDE | DECONSTRUCT / CONSTRUCT / ARC | MERGE / LOFT / GRAFT / SIMPLIFY
VARIATIONS: - REDEFINING VALUES - MATHEMATICAL DEVICES - ATTRACTOR POINTS - ROTATION
NOTES: Patterned forms are easily varied and achieved via this series of algorithms. Desired shapes can be manipulated by relocating points on curves or by introducing attractor points. Overlapping modules could be transformed into interlocking elements and then fabricated into a selfsupporting structure.