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Parametric Modeling
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  Spring Semester • 6-12 units • R 01:30-02:50pm (MMC 102) • R 03:00-0:20pm (CFA 317)
Instructor: Ramesh Krishnamurti • ramesh@cmu.edu
Instructor: Tsung-hsien Wang • tsunghsw@andrew.cmu.edu
   
   
 
Date Class Assigment Slide
       
01/05 First mini Start   0115-1
  Introduction to geometry odeling: Coordinates and Transformations   0115-2
  Introduction to Rhino 3D and Grasshopper    
01/22 Curves MA 1 out 0122
  Grasshopper: Logic & Curve Components    
01/29 Surface Construction: Traditional Surface classes   0129
  Grasshopper: Vector & Surface Components    
02/05 Surface Development: Offsets, Sweeping, shape evolution and intersection MA 1 due
0205
  Grasshopper: Surface & Scalar Components    
02/12 Surface Development: Deformations MA 2 out(02/10) 0212
  Grasshopper: Surface Analysis & XForm Components    
02/19 Polyhedral Surfaces, Meshes and Subdivision Surfaces 1 MA 2 due
MA 3 out
0219
  Grasshopper: Integration I    
02/26 Polyhedral Surfaces, Meshes and Subdivision Surfaces 2    
  Grasshopper: Integration II    
03/05 Surface Curvature & Developable Surfaces MA 3 due 0305
  Grasshopper: Fabrication I-Unroll surface    
03/12 Spring Break (03/09 ~ 03/13);    
       
03/19 Second mini Start    
  Introduction to RhinoScript, Rhino .Net SDK & openNURBS    
  Syntax, data types, flow control and variables in RhinoScript    
03/26 Computational algorithms:
Delaunay triangulation & Voronoi Cells
Project out.  
04/02 Computational algorithms: L-System PM out.  
04/09 Computational algorithms: Genetic Algorithm (GA)    
04/16 Spring Carnival (No class)    
04/23 Computational algorithms: Others.    
04/30 REVIEW PM due.  
05/07 Final presentation (TBD) Project due.