Week.02 CAD-Computer-Aided Design

2D, 3D, CAD, vector, raster, Mesh, Nurbs, BIM, parametric, scripting, visual programming, biased,unbiased, game engines... WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE!!!
  • Assignment: model (raster, vector, 2D, 3D, render, animate, simulate, ...) a possible final project, and post it on your class page

  • During the the second Lecture Neil Gershenfeld introduced us to a panoramic view of many different softwares for computer design. Thanks to my previous studies in Architecture and my post-graduate Degree in Digital Architecture, this is a field where I already have a good basic knowledge.

    I am quite proficiency in Rhinoceros 3D and I have a basic knowledge of Grasshopper, which is the software I would like to use in developing part of my final project.

    I also mastered Photoshop and Illustrator, but I decided to explore some tools in Inkscape and GIMP as a good opportunity to move towards open source software.

    Basically for my next future I would like to add software like Blender and Solidworks in my workflow so that I will be able to cover all different softwares such as:

    >NURBS whit Rhino

    >Mesh with Blender

    >BIM whit Solidworks

    An overview of other types of software will be given in the Fab Academy Class by a IAAC guru in the next few weeks.

    Inkscape and OpensCad

    The softwares I discovered last week are Inkscape and Openscad.

    It is really interesting that with Inkscape you can add extensions that allow everybody to create new tools and manage a parametric SVG.

    I was curious and I decided to follow this tutorial made by Fredy in a Fab Academy Class..

    I first imported in Inkscape an image and then I extracted the border to obtain a vector model

    I manage a control point by a flatten Beziers

    OpenScad has a very good Help menu and User Manual

    I import a DXF file form Inkscape

    OpenScad allowed me to edit the design by primitive by a linear command

    Through a few commands such as LINEAR EXTRUDER and simple BOOLEAN FUNCTION you can do some operation.

     Editable Original Files
        Logo.dxf
        Logo.svg
        Logo.scad

    Week.02 CAD-Computer-Aided Design

    Update 24/06

    After changing the final project topic, I am posting in this section the 3Dmodel of the “Footballino”, Machine assignment, and some other examples from Blender workshop held here at the IAAC.

    Rhinoceros

    3D model of Sols box

    Process and source are available in the Computer-Controlled Cutting Assignment

    3D model of Final Project Footballino

    Process and source are available in the Final Project

    3D model of Photoclock Machine Machine Assignment

    Process and source are availlable in the Machine Assignment pages

    Blender

    During the Fab Academy here at IAAC I have also decided to follow the workshop of Blender IAAC Professional Workshop with Alessandro Zomparelli, autor of Tissue plug-in.

    Sample of model made by Blender and Tissue Plug-in

    Source Files
    Blender
    Tissue Plug-in
    
    Git Hub - W2-Computer-Aided-Design 
    Attractor.blend
    Sfera.blend
    Mushroom.blend

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