filtering wed meeting

We would like to briefley know what you thoughts are in regards to what was bought to the table today by you in conjunction with what everyone brought to the table and how that will inform your going to bring to the table for next meeting and future posts that you make. please put all information that you had today on the share that could be understood as a paramater for the final produc

Prana Material Properties

The fabric and materiality used in Prana products include Polyester, Nylon, Rayon, Modal, and Hemp. In researching the properties of each of these materials there are some interesting facts that were uncovered that could aid in the design and decision making process should we choose to go the route of incorporationg some sort of “skin”. It is also interesting that many of these materials can be used in different forms and applications. Here is a summary of each material:

Polyester: Can be produced in forms such as fibers, sheets, and three-dimensional shapes. As a thermoplastic, polyester could change shape after applying heat. Polyester fibers have high tenacity and elasticity, with low water absorption and minimal shrinkage.

Nylon: Again can be used in many applications including numerous types of fabrics, musical strings, and rope. Nylon has both a high durability and ability to elongate. It is also very resiliant.

Rayon: Contains the elements of carbon, hudrogen, and oxygen, It is a versatile fiber that can imitate the feel and texture of other materials, such as silk, wool, cotton, and linen. The fabric is soft, smooth, cool, very absorbent, and doesn’t insulate body heat. As far as durability, rayon ranks low, and has the lowest elastic recovery. There is, however, a variation called HWM rayon that is stronger, has higher durability, and appearance retention.

Modal: Is essentially a type of rayon, with not many other different characteristics that I could determine, except that it doesn’t fibrilate (or pill) like cotton does, and it’s resistant to shrinking and fading.

Hemp: Can be used in the manufacture of varying tensile-strength cord, and in clothing. It is commonly blended with other fibers which include flax, cotton, or silk. Hemp can also be used in composite materials for construction and manufacturing, and it has been used incresingly to strengthen concrete. Hemp is characterized by its superior strength and durability, its ability to absorb, and its resistance to ultraviolet light and mold.

For further information, or a quick overview of these materials look at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyester

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nylon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modal_(textile)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemp

(Wikipedia..I know..sorry..it has good quick info to start off though!)

PRANAmetric model info

The Rhino 4 model along with the grasshopper definition has been placed on the server:

\\archserver2\share\classes\spaceana2

\\archserver2\share\classes\spaceadjanalysis

The model was constructed by setting up a 3d grid with a box constraint, 20′ x 30′. After setting up several parameters, we were able to manipulate them by using another parameter, the viewing field of a person from the exterior of the booth. As the person walks around the booth the NODES of space within began to rearrange themselves according to the cone of vision, (perspective), selected. Further info will be given during studio. Wat u tink?

PRANAmetric Modeling, ssssooooooooonnnnn!

Parametric Space Adjacency Analysis. Hey GGGGGGoooooouuuuuullllllllddddddddd… what do you think?

Hope all is going well in other groups, lets COLAB…

Collaboration Tools

After investigating/researching different avenues of collaboration we propose the following.

Skype -

• Phone Calls – Since LaN is already utilizing Skype as a collaboration tool for IM, Computer to Computer calls,  and other  it seemed the most appropriate and efficient program to use in the timeframe we have available.   The executable file can be found at www.skype.com as well as any tutorials or help.  Also, I downloaded it and it can be found on Archserver2 at this location \\archserver2\Share\Classes\Visiting Scholars

File Sharing-

• File Sharing among class members will be most effective to use the local server.  A folder has been setup for our class and can be found here: \\archserver2\Share\Classes\Visiting Scholars
• File Sharing to LaN in Spain can be done through email (small file sizes <15mb) or through an FTP service for large files called YouSendIt at http://www.yousendit.com.  This service will allow free service for files under 100mb. 
• Anyone offsite, having login access to archserver, can use a VPN.  This will allow access to the class folder for filesharing offsite.  This can be setup up by following the instructions here:  http://arch.montana.edu/Shared%20Files/VPNConnection.htm. 

In House Organization

• This will be provided on the East wall near Nate’s desk.  This will provide the “War Room” area to pin up schematics, scheduling, assignments, etc… 

Blog

• Info that is organized further will be placed on http://WordPress.com  under the LaN Studio blog so that LaN in Spain may access that info.