at Department of Design, San Jose State University (SJSU), CA
- Prof. Matthias Kohler
- Romana Rust
- Gonzalo Casas
- Beverly Lytle
- Michael Lyrenmann
This workshop will introduce parametric tools and produce 360° light drawings using SJSU's UR5 robot and an Insta360 camera. The workshop will focus on two areas:
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Generative Design
Using a combination of Rhino, Grasshopper and custom python tools, you will learn how to develop a parametric workflow to explore an infinite number of variations of a light design. We will provide you with a visualisation tool to anticipate how your 360° light drawing will look like.
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Robotic Light Drawing
We will bring custom-made light tools for different light strokes to create the 360° light paintings. You will test different light tools, learn how to automate tasks and plan for safe robot motions.
We will bring different light tools with different attachments that allow you to control your light stroke. This can range from a single point to a line to diffused light. We will provide tools that allow you to easily adjust the light intensity and colour.
- 360° image to view in a browser
- picture for exhibition
- video of creation
Friday, Sept 24th 2021 09:00 - 11:00 AM GMT-7 06:00 - 08:00 PM CET
In this introduction we will introduce you to Rhino/Grasshopper as a platform and demonstrate the full process from creating of curves to robot movement in simulation. We will record this lecture so you can watch it later on.
Between the Part 1 and Part 3, you will all work on your specific project ideas. Feel free to contact us via Slack as needed for help. It takes time to learn grasshopper so don't expect to pick it up right away. In addition to watching the recorded video from Part 1, here are a few helpful resources for learning Grasshopper.
- https://gramaziokohler.github.io/teaching_materials/rhino/
- https://gramaziokohler.github.io/teaching_materials/grasshopper/
- https://vimeopro.com/rhino/grasshopper-getting-started-by-david-rutten
- https://modelab.gitbooks.io/grasshopper-primer/content/index.html
This session is to talk about your designs, possibility for last questions and changes.
Friday, Oct 22th 2021 09:00 - 11:00 AM GMT-7 06:00 - 08:00 PM CET
Mo, Oct 25th - 29th 2021
We will share the main tools and files via this repository.
Our presentaton and useful links can also be found on the MIRO board
We created a slack channel for this workshop:
We will be using Rhino as the primary platform.
If you don't have it already, you can download a 90-day free evaluation version of Rhino 7 here:
Grasshopper is a plugin for Rhino, and as of version 7, is installed by default in both the Mac and Windows versions. To open Grasshopper within Rhino, simply type "Grasshopper" in the command line or click the Grasshopper icon in the Standard toolbar (second from far right, green circle with insect).
One of the best things about Grasshopper is the massive ecosystem of third-party plugins. You should be able to use the Rhino Command "PackageManager" to open up the new Rhino package manager and install the plugins from the web.
Please install the following list of grasshopper Plugins:
On Mac, you need to copy the anemone.gha file into your Grasshopper Components folder. You can find this hidden folder by going to Grasshopper > File > Special Folders > Components Folder.
We use Anaconda to make sure Python and all required libraries are installed correctly on all platforms. Please use the following download to install it:
Most of the examples will be used from Rhino/Grasshopper, but the option to use them as stand alone scripts might create more opportunities. For that reason, we recommend installing the free code editor Visual Studio Code along with its Python extension:
We use conda to make sure we create a clean, isolated coding environment:
(base) conda env create -f https://dfab.link/sjsu-2021.yml
(base) conda activate sjsu
(sjsu) git clone https://github.com/gramaziokohler/workshop_sjsu
(sjsu) python -m compas_rhino.install -v 7.0
(sjsu) python -m compas
Yay! COMPAS is installed correctly!
COMPAS: 1.8.1
Python: 3.8.12 | packaged by conda-forge | (default, Sep 16 2021, 01:40:49) [MSC v.1916 64 bit (AMD64)]
Extensions: ['compas-fab']