Ok...now I know it's about form finding by utilizing the computational power of these softwares. For the two versions of model I have, I like the spatial construct model more than the temporal one. So I can probably further manipulate my loft surfaces, and adding thickness to it before starting the animation/framing exercise...
The problem is loft surfaces in Autocad2007 cannot be imported to FormZ directly... and thus can't be exported to FACT... I will need an intermediate step - 3DS. Anyway, may be I should practice more on FormZ.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Project 1a | Temporal Construct
This series represent the space between two legs at each interval of time, simply by lofting the left and right leg. It is interesting to see the turning of my body portraited in the model.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Project 1a | Spatial Construct
So I started my study from analyzing the motions of my legs. For each 0.1s-frame, the positions of my legs are documented, with yellow indicating right leg, and blue indicating left leg. The 3D model is showing the actual spatial traces of both legs.
This view is showing the first half of motion. Left leg (blue) is the pivot as my right leg is lifting and reaching the wall.
This is the second half of the motion, showing my right leg (yellow) swing down from the wall and land on the floor.
Here is the top view. Running toward the wall from the right side, bounce back from the left side.
This view is showing the first half of motion. Left leg (blue) is the pivot as my right leg is lifting and reaching the wall.
This is the second half of the motion, showing my right leg (yellow) swing down from the wall and land on the floor. 
Here is the top view. Running toward the wall from the right side, bounce back from the left side.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Project 1 | Video + Frames
Run toward a wall, step on it, turn around, and rebound from the wall... Thinking about the analysis part, I will probably start from the legs and see what will I get.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Body Matters
Greg Lynn is suggesting an alternative concept of how bodies are composed, which focus on the heterogeneity rather than homogeniety. It is an approach from the base up versus from the top down.
What Greg called "Viscous Body" is an open systerm that emerged from a process of continuous differentiation of its base matters. Such process involves the interactions between the interior configurations and exterior forces, which occur at the different local surfaces of the body. He describes such interaction as "two-fold deterritorialization" that the body disperses interiors outward but simultaneously unifies a constantly shifting interior through the internalization of external forces. And he employed the concept of "parasite" to explaine how the differential process can bind disparate bodies into intergral unities. From my understanding, by using the parasite concept, he didn't imply a necessary host in viscous body.
What Greg called "Viscous Body" is an open systerm that emerged from a process of continuous differentiation of its base matters. Such process involves the interactions between the interior configurations and exterior forces, which occur at the different local surfaces of the body. He describes such interaction as "two-fold deterritorialization" that the body disperses interiors outward but simultaneously unifies a constantly shifting interior through the internalization of external forces. And he employed the concept of "parasite" to explaine how the differential process can bind disparate bodies into intergral unities. From my understanding, by using the parasite concept, he didn't imply a necessary host in viscous body.
Greg Lynn Form http://www.glform.com/
By the way, it's really a nice idea to have blogs setup for a class. I can see through our interactions, each of our blogs will come together and form a composite body.
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