DIGITAL DESIGN + FABRICATION SM1, 2015 ZIHAO GUO

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Measured Drawings

My object is a plant support that is able to expand and create a ruled surface. it is formed by couples of timber sticks and using pins to fix the timer sticks together.

Analysis

Measure the length of the sticks by tape ruler and also the minimum and maximum radius of the top and the bottom by using the scale ruler. Futhermore, the degrees between two sticks on the fixing points are also neeeded in terms of the accurate drawing.

The complex ruled surface system is based on a fundamental ele-ment which is formed by two sticks and one fixing pin between as a cross. With the fundamental element that has been found, the whole stucture can be formed with basic polar array. As a result, types of ruled surface will be created by those arrays.

Therefore, when I try to sketch the object and make a digital model, I did measure the basic elements with their length and degrees as the first step.

Digital Model Digital Model- Process

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use two straight lines with certain tangent from the centre to determind the angle between two sticks

Sketch Model- Reconfigured Model Sketch Design #1

The design with solid volumn attach to the body create a personal space in three dimension. It also provides a sense of de-fensing and protection which might make people feel comfortable and relax with the surrounding space.

Mass ; Protection; Defensive

Sketch Design #2 Sketch Design #3Adjustable

The purpose of the design is going to create a personal space that can be changed and adjusted by the operator. The hel-met structure can provide a space to the users’ faces and eyes which might make them more comfortable when they are having conversations with others. The structure on he shoul-ders can provide better personal space on horizontal level.

Fear ; Offensive& Defensive

This design is base on the shape of triangle and lots of acute angles which might provide a sense of fear, anxious and offen-sive to others and a sense of safe to the user at the same time as it work like a shield sleeve. That might help improve the user’s personal space with the intereaction with others.