F I N A L W O R K
First Step – Shape
I used Metaball to find the shape I was looking for my design.
Set the points and used Gene Pool to define the volume of each point I set.
Of course this volume will only be seen after I set more planes wich I did using
Linear Array, setting an XY plane to define the geometry I wanted as base,
then the direction which was the Unit Z and finally the number of levels I was
looking for. Because I was going to need the lines that define the shape,
I conected the metaball to a curve wich is going to be used to do the rest of
the details of the building.
Second Step – Slabs
Using Bondary Surfaces to transforme what before were just curves.
Then Extrude the surfaces to give thickness and create the slabs,
setting a direction (unit Z) and a value.
Third Step – window frames
To define the window frames I used a Devide Length to create points,
with 3 meters of distance (Length) from each other on every curve of
wich level, conected to a line that to define the endI used Move to send
those points created in the devide Length 3 meters down.
After that transforme them into Pipes.
Fourth Step – Glass
Again coming from the curves created in meatball, Extrude them 3
meters down, that’s why I applied a negative to the value, this way
after changing materials in the layers I created the window’s glass.
Fifth Step – Guards
As I gave thickness to the slabs by extruding the surfaces, now the
curves are 1 meter lower, to create the guards I had to compensate the
height of the guard with the thickness of the slabs. So I move up the
curves to create the horizontal guards, setting again the Unit Z
and attributing a value. And then transforme this curves in pipes.
To do the structure of this guards, the vertical ones, I had to move the
curves 1 meter high so they start above the slab, then used the
Devide Length to create points in the curves, this time with 9 meters
of distance from each other. Then I move the points 1 meter high and
unify them with a line, and then transforme into Pipe.
This way I create this building with potential for large equipment such as
malls, hotels, corporate offices. With an organic form where the heights
flow along the building.
