Episode 2.6 – 3D Patterns – Differentiated Surface

AutoCAD 2008- 2D drawings – Laser cutter:

Organize your 2D AutoCAD drawings in order to obtain a new and different result with the laser cutter.

• Select an 18”x32” white museum board or white cheap-board, 4ply thick.
• If you prefer, select an 18”x32” piece of Plexiglas (Kristal clear), 1/8” thick.
• Select 2 patterns out of the 3 final patterns.
• Set a hierarchy of cuts within the geometry of each of your 2 selected patterns.
• Give a color setting to the lines of your patterns, accordingly with the laser cutter instructions (for example: red, blue, green, and cyan).

Every color is associated to cut deepness:

Blue= shallow cut.

Red= intermediate cut.

Green= deep cut.

Cyan= cut through.

Select 4 levels (= 4 colors) of increasing superficial depth in your cuts, including a selection of few perforations.

3DStudio Max - 3D drawings- Surface Rilief:

Select 2 (two) out of the 3 (three) patterns you used in Episode 2.5. Apply an extrusion of 2“ thickness to each of your 2 patterns on a 3x3 modules grid.

Accordingly with the geometrical characteristics of your transformed patterns apply the following modulations:

• Push down selected parts/areas/vertices/points of your 2 final patterns
• Pull out selected parts/areas/vertices/points of your 2 final patterns

Rilief deepness: 1/4”, 1/3”, ½”, 1”, at your choice. You might explore combination of values. Do not cut through.

You are about conceiving cladding surfaces for exterior facades.
Materials: stone, marble.

Due Monday, Feb. 11