Knowledge Patterning!

I now realize that trying to model anything having to do with the City of Arts at this point in time is not going to work. So, building upon my experience in class last week (see above), I decided to keep working with the udf surface I created. As you can see above, the udf undergoes a abnormality around the center of the framework where it flips upside down - which I believe is why the red error shapes occurred on the left side. This was experienced whenever I tried to draw lines normal to a plane which was set up between the two frame curves for my surface udf (using the 4 points to define my square surface). It seemed that whenever the ratio along the curve reached 0.5, the shape would flip upside-down, then right itself again around 0.7. To correct this, I created a new surface between my two framework lines and then created a plane normal to that. I could then draw my lines normal to this plane without fear of having them flip on me.

So, once this was fixed, I created a new framework geometry based on a cone. I envisioned a drill bit that could extend fins out depending on the width of the hole needed, much like a belling bucket for digging caissons.



As you can see below, the fins on the cone extend out as they wrap around the framework. I was also able to play with how skinny or how wide the actual cone was, though the fins would always raise and lower between 0 to 10 ft. I also attempted to create an alternate udf surface where the fins extend along the framework instead of normal to it, but this did not work. After creating all new udf curve and surface files, as well as a new design file, the process ended in failure by having multiple error messages regarding loops and missing information, though I an confident I did not deviate from my previous successes. Also, if there is a way to modify the surface udf file and plug it back into the design file without re-creating all the associated files, I would like to know!!! Anyway Please see the below pics of the work that was completed (note that the geometry began to unravel as a added more curves and surfaces).