status update 2.
attempting to solve the issues from last week of the walls not rotating exactly as desired, i began to add in more guide restraints for the motions of the walls. however it quickly became apparent that the issue wasn't a digital project issue, but instead it was a fundamental flaw in my design. simply, there were too many "cracks" in the walls based on my hinge points that allowed a portion to more or less float free. i then updated the design to remove one of the breaks, combining two separate wall panels into one, which resulted in a much smoother rotation and will also really help the fabric setup to come. so thanks digital project for that!
updated design: four separate wall pieces have now become three.
preparing for an animation: talking with karl, it seemed that the best way to create an animation is to export an .igs file to rhino, render, move the digital project model a little, repeat. i am therefore trying to make this process a little easier by creating a sketch with points at intervals to use as guide points on where to move the walls so that the motion is fluid.
first attempt with fabric motion: i've been looking at setting up the base of where the fabric structure meets the floor, in order to create parameters to control its movements based upon certain design criteria. the images below show the same restraints in the summer and winter condition of the fabric.
beginnings of a second attempt with fabric motion: though the first attempt seems to make some nice results, i am also interested on creating more control in the final shape of the fabric in the extreme winter and summer conditions. to do this i projected the extreme wall positions into a new sketch, which i then isolated the points in order to keep them in place while still allowing the walls to move as desired. i then created a restrained sketch of how i want the fabric to look in each condition. by doing this i now have the extreme shapes determined and i plan to create tracking lines between the two for another spline to rotate along as i update the positions of the walls.
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