1.6_SWAYING_STRAWS
//conducted_by_ flex.professional.research.group
//date_ october 2019
//location_ university of applied sciences, leipzig
//tools_ grasshopper, 3d-printing
>...Swaying_Straws is a concept study on single-layer facade and roof structures. The structure combines serially manufactured standard components with unique additively-manufactured connectors. Despite the curvature of the overall structure, all rods can retain the same length. The amorphous shape of the framework is carried out solely by compact, geometrically individual node connectors.
//final model
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>...The nodes compose the core of the project. Their geometry is the product of a parametric definition. Based on the mesh structure´s descriptive parameters, the shape of each individual node is automatically generated. Subsequently, the geometry data is then transferred to 3D-Printers. This results in a production chain of automated manufacturing methods, which is to introduce an exemplary development trajectory in the construction industry.
>...The nodes compose the core of the project. Their geometry is the product of a parametric definition. Based on the mesh structure´s descriptive parameters, the shape of each individual node is automatically generated. Subsequently, the geometry data is then transferred to 3D-Printers. This results in a production chain of automated manufacturing methods, which is to introduce an exemplary development trajectory in the construction industry.
//component_layout
160 x individual node element
320 x serial rod element
160 x individual node element
320 x serial rod element
//me, assembling the model
//karamba_analysis