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*Me trying to wrap my head around directions, and Cecilia's explanation of making a module in Rhino :)*
*Cecilia's explanation of making a module in Rhino :)*
## Test 1: keep it simple, explore materials
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**Same module, different materials**
I tested my basic square module with:
I tested my basic square module with some materials from the waste stream at our university lab, like swatches left behind by students, and a foam we use for thermoforming:
**denim* - nice dark blue and light blue using inside and outside, frayed edges, hard to assemble!!! Lies flat.
**dense felt* (white) - gave brown burn marks, I don't like that. Lies flat.
**loose felt* (salmon) - looks nice, feel nice, really hard to assemble and easy to tear apart. Lies flat.
**fake leather* (green) - keeps integrity very nicely! Lies very flat, few burn marks, nice clean cut, totally keeps its shape, falls heavy down the lines of the body. Can be very nice.
**organza* (hot pink) - love the color, love the transparency effect. Hate how much it frays during handling. This is not for me at all. Also cutting at a diagonal didn't solve this. I dont' have a high pain threshold for fraying fabric.
**denim (100/22)* - nice dark blue and light blue using inside and outside, frayed edges, hard to assemble!!! Lies flat.
**dense felt (100/22)* (white) - gave brown burn marks, I don't like that. Lies flat.
**loose felt (100/22)* (salmon) - looks nice, feel nice, really hard to assemble and easy to tear apart. Lies flat.
**fake leather (100/22)* (green) - keeps integrity very nicely! Lies very flat, few burn marks, nice clean cut, totally keeps its shape, falls heavy down the lines of the body. Can be very nice.
**organza (100/12)* (hot pink) - love the color, love the transparency effect. Hate how much it frays during handling. This is not for me at all. Also cutting at a diagonal didn't solve this. I dont' have a high pain threshold for fraying fabric.
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*Playing and assembling with the same module cut from different materials, Loes Bogers*
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**Oh a potential winner!**
**the EVA foam* - this is thermoformable hobby foam - a property that could be nice to explore later too - and it's alive! Even using plan rectangles it starts to curve a bit, and playing with directions, alternating between slotting the tabs in from the back or front already gives curves, and creates tubes shapes. Greaaaat!!!! It also feels very nice on the skin. It's a bit stinky to cut, and there's slight burning but I can try reduce it with the settings. The tabs do change shape a little when manipulating it, but it also adds a nice irregularity to the computational vibe I guess? I can live with it. It can stand some diffuse strain, but not tearing at one point.
**the EVA foam (100/22) or Ethylene-vinyl acetate* - this is thermoformable hobby foam - a property that could be nice to explore later too - and it's alive! Even using plan rectangles it starts to curve a bit, and playing with directions, alternating between slotting the tabs in from the back or front already gives curves, and creates tubes shapes. Greaaaat!!!! It also feels very nice on the skin. It's a bit stinky to cut, and there's slight burning but I can try reduce it with the settings. The tabs do change shape a little when manipulating it, but it also adds a nice irregularity to the computational vibe I guess? I can live with it. It can stand some diffuse strain, but not tearing at one point.
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*Testing with EVA foam and loose felt, Loes Bogers*
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## Redesigning the module
After assessing all my swatches carefully, I made some decisions for the next iteration.
1. use mathematical formula instead of intuition: 122% on y
2. no rounded corners because: zero waste
3. settled on design with 2x slots and 2x tabs
3. settled on design with 2x slots and 2x tabs (looks nicer without additional cuts that remain unused. I tried this with the pink foam already
4. made half modules for finishing seams
5. made nr 5 a square because difference impossible to see by eye
6. only using 1-8 so left out 9 and 10
7. scaled the size of the set so that the nr 5 is 40x40mm
for ease and speed of cutting and assembling an entire garment. The smalles piece looked beautiful but is very fragile and hard to assemble.
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*Estimating amounts of modules to create a jacket*
