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wei-ying.cheung [Second design]
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 ==== Second design ==== ==== Second design ====
  
-For the second design, I wanted to create a stand alone weave structure. Having no experience in Grasshopper,​ I needed to use a tutorial ([[http://​www.grasshopper3d.com/​video/​defining-a-parametric-weave|http://​www.grasshopper3d.com/​video/​defining-a-parametric-weave]]) to create a weave and I adapted it slightly to experiment with a new design. The change I made to the original design was to mirror the design on top of itself - to create 2 layers of the weave structure. Printing this double structure with flexible filament, I was interested to see the results, how it would feel and what it would be like when pressed together.+For the second design, I wanted to create a stand alone weave structure. Having no experience in Grasshopper,​ I needed to use a tutorial ([[http://​www.grasshopper3d.com/​video/​defining-a-parametric-weave|http://​www.grasshopper3d.com/​video/​defining-a-parametric-weave]]) to create a weave. The main steps of the tutorial are as follows: 
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 +Select Square Grid (Vector tab), add number slider to the x and y directions - so that the size of the square grid (therefore the weave) can be adjusted 
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 +Create a Cull Pattern (Sets tab, Sequence), with boolean toggle values (Params tab, Special) as input i.e. true or false, and link to a tree Branch (Sets tab, Tree) - in order to isolate different points to then manipulate separately (to create the up and down directions for a weave) 
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 +Move a row of points up 
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 +and I adapted it slightly to experiment with a new design. The change I made to the original design was to mirror the design on top of itself - to create 2 layers of the weave structure. Printing this double structure with flexible filament, I was interested to see the results, how it would feel and what it would be like when pressed together.
  
 I used the same settings in Cura as the previous print on fabric, however I encountered problems with the print. The first layers of the material were not sticking to the bed. I increased the temperature of the bed and also put down some sticky tape to help the layers stick better. The print improved, however, I still had problems. A colleague helped me with this problem by re-calibrating the height of the bedplate so that the nozzle would be closer to the bedplate. This solved the problem and the weave structure was printed successfully. I used the same settings in Cura as the previous print on fabric, however I encountered problems with the print. The first layers of the material were not sticking to the bed. I increased the temperature of the bed and also put down some sticky tape to help the layers stick better. The print improved, however, I still had problems. A colleague helped me with this problem by re-calibrating the height of the bedplate so that the nozzle would be closer to the bedplate. This solved the problem and the weave structure was printed successfully.
  
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