fabricademy2017:students:cheung:week_5_-_computational_couture [Textile Academy]

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 This week's assignment was to create a parametrical pattern using **Grasshopper**, the plugin for Rhino, and 3D print it. I created 2 designs - one 3D printed on fabric and one stand alone design. Both were printed using flexible filament. To download the file for the weave, visit: [[https://oscircularfashion.herokuapp.com/project/-L6RBZO2WvKMLb8Uni3l|https://oscircularfashion.herokuapp.com/project/-L6RBZO2WvKMLb8Uni3l]]
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+{{:fabricademy2017:students:cheung:final_circles.jpg?300|final_circles.jpg}}{{:fabricademy2017:students:cheung:final_weave_1.jpg?300|final_weave_1.jpg}}{{:fabricademy2017:students:cheung:final_weave_2.jpg?300|final_weave_2.jpg}}
 ===== First design =====
-For the first design, in Grasshopper I created a square grid using number sliders for the X and Y so that the grid can be adjusted to any size. I then used the points in the centre of each square as the starting point for a circle. I made the radius of the circles controllable using a number slider. I then used the pipe function to make the circles more solid.
+For the first design, in Grasshopper I created a square grid (via the Vector tab) using number sliders for the X and Y so that the grid can be adjusted to any size. I then used the points in the centre of each square as the starting point for a circle. I made the radius of the circles controllable using a number slider. I then used the pipe function to make the circles more solid.
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+{{:fabricademy2017:students:cheung:circles_grasshopper.jpg?500x213|circles_grasshopper.jpg}}
 After this, I used the settings below in **Cura** (the program for slicing designs ready to be 3D printed) to print the design on fabric. I had to clip the fabric to the bedplate in order to keep the fabric stationary. I used a slower speed because the flexible filament needs more time to be extruded.
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+{{:fabricademy2017:students:cheung:cura_print_settings.jpg?300|cura_print_settings.jpg}}{{:fabricademy2017:students:cheung:circles_printing.jpg?300|circles_printing.jpg}}
 ==== Second design ====
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   * Copy steps and switch true / false values - to create curves that are inverted/opposite to the original curves that form the basis for the up and down weave structure
   * Use Pipe Component (Surface tab, Freeform) - to change lines (of the curves) into pipes, with a number slider to change thickness
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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.
+After I produced the weave using the tutorial, 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.