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QuadLogic_A
QuadLogic_A is an experiment in coupling a rationalizing structural logic of variable thickness with an inverse bi-directional scaling algorithm to achieve shading and variable opacity for a panelized skin application. Each component within the assembly is built from a quadrangular base derived from an underlying surface’s topology and is developed into a thickened diamond aperture through triangulated meshing. The apertures and cell geometry must negotiate associative logics both internal and external to the assembly. The system, as composed of a collection of components within a structural skin, contains no internal ribbing but gains rigidity from thickening each quadrangular bound at areas of increased curvature on the underlying surface. A distance-based attractor influences the scale of the paired diagonal vectors of each cell, creating gradient opacity effects. QuadLogic_A was developed in Grasshopper utilizing data trees and scripted nodes in VB.NET.
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