Parametric Vessel Generator
This week, I created a parametric vessel generator in Grasshopper based on the concepts that were demonstrated in class and in a Grasshopper Tutorial. The tutorial was my savior for this assignment, as I struggled a lot in the previous assignment when I started using Rhino and Grasshopper. By following the steps in the tutorial, I was able to create different variations of my vessel design. I also decided to keep things simple, because of the discomfort I felt using the software.
Process
The first time I tried to follow the instructions in the video, I had a bit of an issue. My vases did not fully look like the ones in the video, because the inside wall was longer than the outside.
As you can see in the image above, I did something wrong and when going through the different steps I could not figure out what dimensions were off.
I decided to start all over again and when I finally got the data right my vases looked exactly like the ones in the tutorial.
When I finally was able to complete the basics of this assignment, I started understanding how you can make different vases with other creative shapes by just changing the input of different data. I had a lot of fun making many different variations of the vessel design. I decided that I wanted to create more different forms of vases that I had never seen in real life before and that would look out of the ordinary and different than you would think regular vases look like.
These were the first 4 vases I made. I started with the one to the left, which I tried to make a rounder shape. I simply adjusted the center input to higher numbers and decreased the bottom and top values. I really liked the shape but then wanted to make something that was similar but a bit skinnier in the middle. I did this by simply adjusting the thickness and the center values. Then, I decided I wanted to go a different direction with my vases, making them skinnier in the middle. I adjusted the values to higher number for the top and bottom. The one to the right, has the same thickness and overall style to it, but is a little smaller at the top. After that I just kept on going experimenting with different shapes that I thought looked fun.
The reason I made all these different vessels was because I wanted to test out all the different shapes that a vase can have. I was surprised with how manipulating various values could create such a differentiation between my vases. Throughout the process I also got more comfortable working in Grasshopper and Rhino, and I now feel more prepared to take on a new project creating something from scratch.
