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Author:
Hao Zheng, Masoud Akbarzadeh
Polyhedral Structures Laboratory, Department of Architecture, Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19146 USA.
Related Publications:
Zheng, Hao, and Masoud Akbarzadeh. “The Dragonfly Wing Project.” Architectural Design 92.3 (2022): 132-133.
Zheng, Hao, Marton Hablicsek, and Masoud Akbarzadeh. “Lightweight Structures and the Geometric Equilibrium in Dragonfly Wings.” Proceedings of International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures Annual Symposia (IASS), Guildford, UK. 2021: 1592-1603.
Zheng, Hao, Xinyu Wang, Zehua Qi, Shixuan Sun, and Masoud Akbarzadeh. “Generating and Optimizing a Funicular Arch Floor Structure.” Proceedings of the 40th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA), Philadelphia, USA. 2020: 208-217.
Zheng, Hao, Vahid Moosavi, and Masoud Akbarzadeh. “Machine Learning Assisted Evaluations in Structural Design and Construction.” Automation in Construction 119 (2020): 103346.
Akbarzadeh, Masoud. 3D Graphical Statics Using Reciprocal Polyhedral Diagrams. Diss. ETH Zurich, 2016.
Nejur, Andrei, and Masoud Akbarzadeh. "Polyframe, efficient computation for 3d graphic statics." Computer-Aided Design 134 (2021): 103003.
Dependency:
Canvas, django, MySQL, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Rhino6, Grasshopper, Karamba3D, PolyFrame, three.js
Boundary geometry can be input as control vertexes.
Subdivision Density defines the density of the structural members.
Sharpness (reversely) defines the degree of circularity in each cell.
Length Constraint Multiplier defines the relaxation of the edge length constraints.
Boundary Constraint Magnitude to define the magnitude of the boundary constraint to the form.
Iterations defines the number of iterations in the geometric generation process in graphic statics.
Total Length of the Wing (span) defines the size of the generated model in millimeter.
Machine Learning Model defines the pre-trained model to be used.
Set all parameters to default.
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Compute the result in the server. It usually takes 5 minutes to compute and show.
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Adjust the minumum and maximum radius, and view the generated model.
Turn off the generated pipe structure.
Adjust the indicator, and view the Minkowski Sum.
Turn off the Minkowski Sum result.
Show the external forces.
Hide the external forces.
Show colors for display.
Hide colors for display (except for FEM analysis).
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Turn on the FEM result under the load of self weight.
Turn off the FEM result under the load of self weight.
Turn on the FEM result under the point load on the farthest vertex.
Turn off the FEM result under the point load on the farthest vertex.
Material of the Wing defines the material for FEM analysis.
Recompute the FEM results in the server. It usually takes 10 seconds to compute and show.
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Export the current scene as a STL model.
Download the vector-based data file to save the result.
Upload the vector-based data file to restore the result.
Restore the pre-generated samples from the server.