Assignment 5 | Folding

Assignment 5 | Folding

First Try

I tried to fold the planar pieces into 3D dynamic cells by turning the two edges of the two half-sized panels in a vertical direction, and, also, flipping the large panel in a surface perpendicular to the driving plan. However, this model doesn't work, which questioned me what is another way to build digital model to mimic this folding process.

(the below is the failed trial)

Second Try

half-sized panel/ panel A

panel B

Folding Cells

This time I tried to build the folding model and drive the process by tracing the tracks of the moving vertexes of two panel B.

(see below, by making certain vertexes of panel B and panel A on the same planar surface and freeing the 'peak' of the cell, the two moving vertexes on the base surface are driven symmetrically along with the arch trail according to a 'control angel(85 degrees in the pic)'. )

folding process of a cell

folding assembly