Friday, 11 October 2013

Model...CNC and STL files...

I really wanted to get a piece of wood from our land to give a link to my original story, and be able to make a 1:50 site model.
So...our wood chopping block was obviously destined for greater things (it has given me a new appreciation for wattle).

Typography in Revit is usually dead easy for 3D/CNC printing but for some reason this model did not give a good STL file - so glad I have a programme (mini magics) at home to check it.
Fixed by recreating the typography as sloping floors - bit crude but then so is the CNC and I can always work on it after (sanding).

Overall effect & link with original concept:

  •  site plus front part of the house will be cut in CNC as one piece (max height 200mm so just fitted in). Rationale = front sits down within the site but the other rooms do not.
    • However, CNC would not do both the site and the buildings (too steep for the tools) so will just have to add those on...
  • other rooms will be loose bits of different wood sitting on the separate building pads. Rationale = so you can pick them up to smell - the visual impression of the wood will make you want to do this....different smells using the same logic as the original presentation model
  • path will be the space left around the rooms to some extent but will also emphasis this somehow - that is, not too different from the natural typography (sloping, winding) but also distinct somehow - different texture, still not sure how yet
  • smells - similar to original model but more emphasis on actual building materials eg. cedar, pine, macrocarpa, maybe the plaster plus rose water if that works, somehow add fragrant plant smell.....?
  • plant smells = thyme, rosemary, lavender, rose, mint, lime/lemon, port wine magnolia...

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