Dynamo Study 4 - Facade Rationalization

This article is from my last course before the thesis (unfortunately turkish). 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8FxcutxXE8&feature=youtu.be

Logo and Business Card Design

Freeform Surface Panelling

    This was a ceiling modelling study that I worked on in the office. The ceiling has double curvature surface which is bending from facade to ceiling and ceiling to facade. Also the designer wanted to have the surface covered with hollow round modules. Then I started looking for computational solutions in grasshopper.

    There was only one constrain and that was to keep the surface of the ceiling (the freeform shape). Panelling algorithm changes in each material and each fabrication method. We needed an optimisation strategy to find an easy production and implementation method. Budget was also an important factor (as usual  :).

    I searched many materials, many connection details, many construction methods and many surface partition algorithms to be able to build this ceiling.

    The research period was informative for me. You can find some applied panelling examples and related partition algorithm that I tried below. 

Thank you for reading.

Cansu

The UnLimbited Arm

Making a hand is so easy with a 3D printer anymore. All informations and 3D model at below links. Here you can see my "UnLimbited Arm" study. I thank for Osman Koç and Robotel Team for their help.

http://www.teamunlimbited.org/the-unlimbited-arm/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=369PX9LzUPs

Dynamo Study 3 - Facade Rationalization

Setting Adaptive Components in Revit

Scheduling Panel Corner Angels

Grasshopper Panel Connection Detail

Dynamo Panel Connection Detail

Grasshopper Panel Connection Detail 

Dynamo Panel Connection Detail

These panels modeled with "extrusion" command in Grasshopper. Adaptive Family works like "sweep" command, because of this, panels move over the alignment. 

List Tansformation for Panelling

Glass Panel Array

Dynamo Study 2 - Facade Rationalization

This facade consists of the combination of a rectangle and a 8 sided star. This computational logic allows to study it in algorithmic environment.

Grasshoper Script

Facade Rationalization process have been done at Rhinoceros- Grasshopper. Optimization process forge ahead between facade consultant and designer.

I wanted to follow up all process in BIM environment step by step. I am looking for the differences between CAD & BIM environment in Rationalization process. Is BIM has an advantage during rationalization process for computational cases?

Initial Geometry

Main Horizontal Alignments

Surface normal disjointedness

Curve selection rule

Facade Trigon and Tetragon Paneling

It is certain that this topic has extended research area. I keep reading and continue to experiment about it.  I will create new titles based on them...

Thank you for reading.

Cheers,

Dyno Tool - Something Inteesting is Happening

Take a look to Dyno, It looks exciting.

"Dyno provides versatile and simple possibilities for making work with Dynamo workspaces faster."
http://tools.prorubim.com/en/dyno/

User Manual
http://tools.prorubim.com/en/dyno/docs/

Dynamo Study 1 - Coordination between ARCH&MEP

Architects are still modeling MEP equipment in their own architectural Revit model, even though it is a BIM project in order to be coordinated with MEP.  This method can also be argued to being not feasible, but was one I used for coordination in a Residential Building Project.

We have been modelling all ceiling equipment to manage ceiling layout on Architectural BIM models, like lighting, sprinklers, detectors..etc. Essentially Mechanic Engineers modelling these equipment into BIM model, because of that reason we had to check all equipment if they exist or are in the right location to be able to provide coordinated layout after every model share.

Following this, I decided to compare the equipment location between Architectural and MEP models with using Dynamo.

The first problem was architectural and MEP model's mismatches, Architect separating tower blocks and podium floors into different model files, MEP separating different mechanical systems (HVAC, Security System, Water Supply System, Fire Alarm...) into different model files. The reason, I had to link all the models into one model with using "Get elements From Linked Model" node , than catch the family centre points.

Ensuring tolerance despite small slip.

Second problem was the "shared coordinate data" which were different in all the BIM models. Accordingly, I manually transferred all points in each model to the same coordination point. 

Transfer the points to the Same Coordinate System

After transferring elements manually this problem solved in Dynamo Forum. There is a topic which is solved by Dimitar_Venkov It is explaining how to transfer linked elements to the "shared coordinate" location.

https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/querying-a-linked-model-and-creating-from-it/1052/12?u=jesper_wallaert

The link below will take you to the dynamo forum where I was helped to match close points in the model. I matched the points as you can see below in the excel sheet. If there was a point less than 1000mm away, dynamo wrote it down on the side column, if there was no point it left the side column empty. After that I could determine which location had the problem.

https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/rearrange-list/4795

These clashes can be provided with this dynamo study and coordination has become easier.

Thank you for reading.

Cheers,