This is the final product of our interconnected wall experiment, minus the interconnecting bit.  Due to time and access to the router this was the most that could be completed.  The process after it was cut on the router involved many layers and was very time-consuming.  The piece was cut twice, the front and back, these portions were glued together to achieve a two-sided form.  It was necessary to cut out the holes by hand and then sand smooth, for a clean finish.  Any notches or uneven edges were spackled, sanded, and then a final coat of paint was applied.  It was framed with pine 1×4 and trim, the whole frame was stained and a final coat of polyurethane was applied.

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The interconnected wall stems from work originally proposed by Erwin Hauer, this example has been reworked in grasshopper and tested physically on a cnc milling machine. The definition is used to design panels which do not collide with each other.  It uses curves taken from rhino space to sweep2 a surface.  This surface is extruded; which creates a closed brep that is suitable for a difference component.  A cylinder is subtracted, then the piece is rotated 180 degrees to face the previous piece.  In this stage it is important to make sure that no edges are colliding, this can be done by adjusting either the curves or the radius of the cylinder.  My dimensions responded to the fact that I was cutting the object out of 2″ insulation foam, but all of the dimension can be controlled in the definition.

Interconnected Loop Tile Grasshopper File

Note:Version of Grasshopper Used-(Grasshopper 0.6.0059)

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