7. Computational Couture¶
For this week, we enter into the deep world of Grasshopper. Grasshopper is a visual programming language that consists of a plug-in that runs inside the Rhinoceros 3D. The files are created by dragging components or commands into the work area. Components, or batteries as I like to call them, have inputs and outputs, the outputs connecting to the inputs of subsequent components, many of which create 3D geometry.
Let's print in our garments!¶
Most of the times, grasshopper is used to create big and difficult project, like great-scale projects. But this time, we make this little twist to me, and do it small scale and using fabric as our base.
First things first, Anastasia show us some samples from the others years students and they were amazing!
Then, of course, the inspiration came and i was thinking about these crazy patterns that some doctors use for hypnosis, cause for me, i was hoping that they would make this effect even print in the fabric, so let’s try it!!
Process¶
For this project I use IMAGE SAMPLER, that is a command inside grasshopper, where you upload an image and the program automatically creates a control points mesh to read our drawing.
Once we “cooked” our model we have to export it into STL for the 3D printers
| Textile | Filament | Colour | Size | Temperature | Printing speed | Printing time | z off | Bed Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lycra | Filaflex | Translucent | M (750g) | 245°C | 150 mm/sec | 2h 1min | 0.1 mm | 60°C |
Final¶
You can download the STL file here And the Grasshopper and Rhino file here
Thanks for reading! See you next week! :)