WK1: Core Tutorials & Experimentation

Tutorial One

Within this tutorial, I expanded the initial line formation to a polygon through repetition of the original system, before then interconnecting the points via a series of line nodes.

Tutorial Two

Expanding on the original tutorial regarding the formation of various similar lines, I expanded the system to include an additional row of points, before connecting them through proximity nodes, and applying a variably controlled (though a slider) pipe modification.


Tutorial Three

This tutorial, concerning the simple formation of a square via four points, allowed me to begin to understand the process of system simplification, as I was able to reduce the system from nine nodes to four, with the additional ability of variable size control along both the ‘x’ and ‘y’ axis, and the ability to grid the formation.

Tutorial Four

This was a rather simple tutorial concerning line formation again, where to expand on the system I attempted to form a circle, hence a continuous curved line. Once achieved I added a slide so I was able to control the radius of the circle.


Tutorial Five

Expanding on from the simple formation of lines and different polygons, this tutorial began to explore surfacing unique line formations through the loft node. I expanded this tutorial by beginning to consider the analysis nodes within the program, thus in this case reading the surface area.

Tutorial Six

With the introduction of the series node within this tutorial on a two dimensional plane, I expanded the system into the three dimensional field, applying a surface node, controlled through a slider, which allowed me to create various iterations of the form, while further being able to control the initial formation of points through their relative sliders.

Tutorial Seven

Continuing on with the use of series, within this tutorial I expanded the two dimensional plane again into three dimensions, while simplifying the initial layout of points through ‘xy’ sliders, before then further applying a sphere to fit the space formed by the points.

Tutorial Eight

Within this quite complex tutorial concerning the formation of cylinders, with their height controlled by the relative position of a sphere, I replaced the cylinders within lines, interconnecting the various points at the end to create a conceptual surface over the formation, while simplifying part of the control for the sphere from two sliders to one.