Phase Three: Submission Links

Unreal Engine Short Film
Unreal Engine 5 Images
Revised Grasshopper Pavilion
Modified Precedent
Architectural Precedent
3DS Max Architectural Precedent
Pavilion Grasshopper and Rhino Links
Unreal Engine Drop Box Link

Unreal Engine Short Film

Unreal Engine 5 Images

 Using XY planes in the waffled structure acts as roofing for the pavilion.

 There are entrances on the East and West of the site that allows the public to enter the space.

Although the pavilion and the residence are not connected physically, they connect through form and purpose as they compliment each other equally.  Over lapping each other and both having relaxed and light overall forms gives a sense of balance to the space. As the residence acts as a combined public/private space, the pavilion provides shelter for those using the residential space as well as those who are lounging in the area.

 The roof top, which is open to the public, is where the open showers and lockers are located. Having the lockers and showers on the roof of the private residence gives more privacy to those using the showers as well as provides more space on the ground for people to use.

Showers and Lockers

The public lockers and showers are located on the roof of the private residence. This is so there is more privacy for those using the showers, and there is more room on the ground. 

The showers are located in the back, behind the dividing wall, separating them from the lockers. 

Revised Grasshopper Pavilion

3DS Max Modified Precedent

Architectural Precedent

3DS Max Architectural Precedent

Below are screen shots of the architectural precedent by Le Corbusier in 3DS Max.

Le Corbusier's Maison Cook

3DS Max Notes

Navigation:

• Select object and hit Z to zoom on object
• With no selection, hitting z will fit the whole object to the view port
•   Orbit by hlding alt + middle mouse button
• Pan with middle mouse button
•   Zoom view through scroll wheel or hold crtl + alt key and drag with mioddle mouse button
•  ALT + W to maximise a viewport

Link and Reference Content:

• Xref can be imported, but not edited
• Xref object can be transformed or modified when imported
• Xref oibjects, DWG, FBX and RVT can be linked to 
• Update automatically” in the file command. Change to the model will not affect the oringial file

Working with scale:

•   Unit set up > system unit set up
•   Converting units on import may be required
• Automatically set to inches

Locating and managing objects:

• Use scene explorer to manage objects in scene
• Objects can be filtered y type or name
• Scene explorer can be configured toshow more properties
• Properties from multiple objects can be edited al at once

Move and select object:

• W = move
• E = rotate
• R = scale
• Y = placement mode which allows you to position objects onto surfaces
• H = select from scene dialogue
• Crossing region selection = all objects that are even partially in the selected area will be selected
• Window mode = all objects that are fully inside the window area will be selected.
• Crtl and click to multiple select
• Alt and click to deselect

Modifying geometry:

•  You can add odifiers to an object, each modifier provides additional tools and parameters to affect the object
•  Re-ordering the modifies will affect the result

Motion:

•  Time sliders can be used to view animations
•  To adjust the number of frames you can see in the timeline, drag with the Right mouse buttin while holding Ctrl and Alt
• Auto key or set key mode can be used to animate

Apply and edit materials:

• To create new material, double click on material or drag from material map browser to active view. To assign material to an object, drag a connection from its outputsocket on to the object, or click the assign material to selected button.
•   To adjust a materials components, double click its node, the parameter editor lists all components related to the material.
• Scanline, mental Ray, iRay can be used to render

Rendering:

•  Use photometric lights, mrSun and mrSky for realisting lighting with the Nvidia renderes
•   Make sure your lights are turned on
•  Adding extra lights removes all te default lights
• You must choose the active renderer
•  Use an environment map when using Nvidia renderers
• Use mental Ray materials or materials from the Autodesk Material Library for more sophisticated results

Phase Two Composite Image

Phase Two: Submission Links

IDDA Extending Grasshopper Certificate
IDDA Grasshopper Advnaced Certificate
First Parametric Pavilion: The Terminal Line
Second Parametric Pavilion: Emergence
Third Parametric Pavilion: Mobility
Grasshopper Scripts
UE4 Project File

IDDA Extending Grasshopper Certificate

Week 7: Third Parametric Pavilion (Metaballs)

Theory: Mobility

                      A deck is added on to the site to provide an area for a  shower and locker room below it.

 The entrance leads to a shower/locker room area, open to the public.

The porous design allows sunlight to come through. Benches are also incorporated on to the site for people to use.

The design of this pavilion was inspired by P-Wall by Matsys and the fluid movement of liquid substances. Made out of metaballs, the pavilion provides coverage from sun. The “blobs” represent the culturally diverse community of Woolloomooloo and how each ethnicity is individual yet is apart of the same community. 

IDDA Grasshopper Advanced Certificate

Week 6: Second Parametric Pavilion (Kangaroo)

Theory: Emergence

 Round benches positioned around the columns

A deck is added on to the site to provide a shower and locker room below it.

 The opening in the wall leads to the area under the deck. Inside lockers, showers and a restroom are available to the public.

This pavilion was inspired by the trees within the site and the natural structure of voronoi cells. Using the voronoi cell pattern as the membrane to be stretched, the anchor points were chosen based on ethnicity census data collected from Woolloomooloo. Each location of each anchor point represents the top six countries location in relation to one another as if they were on a map.

By stretching the voronoi membrane with anchor points held to the ground, tree like structures are created as the pillars. These are reminiscent of the trees originally in the site.

Week 5: First Parametric Pavilion (Lunchbox)

Theory: Terminal Line

 Benches scattered across the site for people to use

 The glass panels allow sunlight to pour through

Incorporated in to the pavilion and in the site is an extended deck with a locker room and shower area underneath. 

Preston Scott Cohen’s terminal line can be described as a surface with a temporary loss of smoothness. Coupled with my census data of ethnicity, the following pavilion was designed. The panellised rippling roof provides a smooth surface that shelters people from sun and rain. This is then interrupted by the straight walls which also act as barriers to create privacy. The juxtaposition of curvature and shapes creates a simple, yet dynamic form.

The walls are positioned to connect to certain locations on the ground. Each location represents a country, extracted from the top six ethnicities in Woolloomooloo. With Australia in the centre, the walls branch out to New Zealand, the UK, Germany, China and Vietnam. The roof hole sizes are dependent on the percentage of each ethnicity wall. The bigger the ethnicity percentage the smaller the hole and a bigger area is affected. 

Week 5: PC Gen

To see a HD version of this clip, click here.

The PCGen project file enables you to create meshes in Grasshopper and make changes that can be seen in the UE4 game play. The changes should be simultaneous and easy, however something during the process forces UE4 the crash and Grasshopper as well when making any changes to the parameters. If vertices or edges of the triangular meshes are touching, they seem to disappear and not be present in the UE4 simulated game play.

Week 4: Online Tutorials

Things Learnt From Tutorials 24 - 32

Blueprints:
- Visual scripting
- Uses nodes which have unique coding 
- Class blueprint is used for a self-contained actor

Level Blueprint:
- Right Clicking can be used as a short cut to call an event or add an actor
- Red line = boolean
- Blue line = integer
- White line = execution
- Green line = float
- Click Compile to update blueprint, then save

Toggling in a Level:
- Requires a proximity base relationship which can be created with a volume or a trigger volume
- You can see  the data move through the blueprint in real time
- Can delay an action using "Delay"
- To trigger you must add an event > Collision > OnActorBeginOverlap / OnActorEndOverlap

Creating a Class Blueprint:
- ALT + Click disconnects lines to nodes
- To create your own class blueprint, go to blueprints folder, Right Click > Blueprint, or Blueprints Tab > Class Blueprints:Create

Setting Up Initial Class Blueprint:
- 3 modes within the blueprint: Default, Components, and graph
- You can drag components from editor window directly into blueprint window

Adding Class Blueprint Functions:
- Construction script = active change in the editor 
- Event graph = changes in gameplay only
- When making blueprints you can reference your actor by selecting it under the "My Blueprint" panel
- Hold CTRL + drag a variable to "get"
- Hold ALT + drag a variable to "set"

Using Inputs to Control a Class Blueprint:
- If you "Unable Input" or "Disable Input" you must reference a player controller
- Tapping "C" key puts all selected nodes in to a comment box. This box can be moved and colour changed.


Software Comparison - 
The blueprints used in UE4 are similar to Grasshopper Scripting for Rhino. Both use visual scripting and have "nodes" that contain code. The way in which you add events or functions is similar and some parts of the user interface are also similar.

The way in which you can create class blueprints to be specific to an actor is interesting and will become very useful in the future. The customisation of those blueprints is also beneficial to creating a unique function.

Phase One: Final Submission

DropBox File
Data Particle System
Particle Exploration
5 Images

Phase One: Data Particle

The data set I chose to visualise through my animated particle was ethnicity.I focused on the top six ethnicities in Woolloomooloo. LocalStatsAustralia reports that in 2011 "45.1% of people living in the suburb of Woolloomooloo were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.6% England, 4.0% New Zealand, 1.7% Vietnam, 1.5% China , 1.5% United States of America.. [and] 1.3% Germany..."

I chose to visualise this through the vector field particle because it could be used to represent a community in the way it clusters and flows as an entity made of smaller particles.

The smaller the particles are, the high the population of that ethnicity, and the bigger the particle the lesser of that ethnicity.

The small blue particles = 45.1% Australian

The medium red particles = 5.6% English

The medium yellow particles = 4.0% New Zealander

The large green particles = 1.7% Vietnamese

The large pink particles = 1.5% Chinese

The large light blue particles = 1.5% German

NOTE: During my data particle recording UnrealEngine began to seriously lag and crash. I was unable to record any high definition recordings without serious lag or software failure. I have worked with what I was able to use, and so the only way I could record anything was to reduce all resolution settings to the lowest possible. I have made a low quality on site recording and a clearer separate recording of the particle itself. 

The particles in the site were supposed to randomly flung and bounce off surfaces and interacting with the environment. This can be better shown in the separate recording.

If you would like to see my real particle system you can see it in my file. It is placed under Effects > Particle Systems > P_Vectorfield2

Data Particle: To see a better version click here.

Separate recording: To see a better version of this click here.

https://youtu.be/_Txrz5GujPw

Week 3: Particle Exploration

Particle One: Vector Particle

Lowest Range: To see a HD version click here.

Medium Range: To see a HD version click here.

Maximum Range: To see a HD version click here.

Particle Two: Water Particle

Lowest Range: To see a HD version click here.

Medium Range: To see a HD version click here.

Maximum Range: To see a HD version click here.

Particle Three: Fire Particle

Lowest Range: To see a HD version click here.

Medium Range: To see a HD version click here.

Maximum Range: To see a HD version click here.

Week 2: Landscaping

Experience word: Openness

                                                 Experience word: Exploration

Experience word: Discovery

Experience word: Growth

Experience word: Community

Week 1: Independent Study

Things learnt from the tutorials 12 - 23

Stages:

• Prototype - blocking
• Meshing Pass - finished assets, simple lighting
• Lighting Pass  - Place lights, tweak materials and post processing
• Polish Pass - add effects, reflection actions, blocking volumes, audio etc.

Geometry Layout:

• Ctrl + "N" key snaps to the grid
• Alt + drag to copy
• "N" key snaps the selected object to the below surface
• In geometry mode you can push and pull
• Hold "L" key + click to bring up a quick light
• Alt + Shift + drag to move camera as you copy objects

Applying Materials to Objects:

• BSP > adjacent wall surfaces = enables you to select all the walls.
• select brushes > BSP > alighntment surface planar = makes the tiles seamlessly line up

Building:

• Ctrl + "G" key to group objects together
• Tap "T" for transparent selection
• Shit + "G" to ungroup
• Changing the brush type to subtractive negatively booleans objects

Level Blue Print:

• Right click to add an event or timeline
• In the timeline select start and end points + Ctrl + Right Click + select Cubic Auto to create a smooth ease in and out.
• Physics > simulate physics so that objects are in real time and physically move.

Software Comparison - 
The building tools are very similar to SketchUp. Both programs enable you to push and pull objects with they vertices and edges. 

The level blueprint is very unlike anything I've ever used. Although it resonates with Grasshopper, both  create different results.

Week 1: Online Tutorial

Things learnt from the tutorials 1 - 11

Mouse Navigation:

• The camera speed can be changed.
• Navigation can be done through the WASD Keys. 
• Alt + left mouse = pivots camera
• Select object + "F" Key = pivots camera around selected object
• Alt + mouse scroll = tracks camera
• hold Shift to move with the camera

Placing Objects:

• Click and drag to add objects
• "W" key to move objects
• Right click to place the last placed object

Moving objects:

• "E" key to Rotate
• Click between axis to move between two axis
• Clicking the globe in the top right corner will allow you to move things on the object space. You can switch between world and local.
• You can change the grid snap and the "smoothness" of the snap
• 1 UR unit = 1cm
• The white dot in the middle of the red, green and blue axis can be used to move the object in all 3 axis.

Rotating Objects:

• "E" key to rotate.
• You can rotate on a local and world space
• Numbers can be manually entered for precise rotation.

Scaling Objects:

• "R" key for Scale
• You can click in between two axis to scale in both directions.

Customisation:

• You can move and delete panels
• Right clicking can hide the tabs. An orange triangle means there's a hidden tab

Software Comparison - 
Unreal Engine seems to have some similarities to Rhino, but there are a lot more short cut keys for the numerous actions you can do. Putting the actions down to keyboard keys makes things simple and easy to use, but there is a lot to remember in terms of which key belongs to which action.