From Code to Construction
summary
Parametric scripts generate every panel for curved facades using RhinoScript (VB) inside Rhino, extracting isocurve geometry and using circle/sphere intersection tests to enforce aligned glass widths. The code produces thousands of panel polygons, exports exact dimensions to Excel, and iterates (sometimes hundreds of runs) to meet edge tolerances and minimize unique aluminum panel types—aiming to cut labor cost. Scripts run in milliseconds but lose state on crash and have no test harness, so occasional manual re‑runs are required.
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chapters (21)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:17Developer vs Designer
- 1:50About the AAA School of Architecture
- 3:20Why scripting in architecture
- 5:26Rhino Script
- 6:19Architects
- 7:22Modeling
- 8:02Datatypes
- 9:26Common Functions
- 25:50Summary
- 27:08Architecture
- 28:39Optimization
- 30:29Panel Construction
- 31:57Script Construction
- 32:18Variables
- 32:55Visual Basic
- 34:40Running the Script
- 36:45Analyze the Data
- 37:38Breakpoints
- 39:48Limitations
- 41:27Applications
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