Course curriculum

  • 01

    Welcome to the course!

    • Course Overview

    • How to use this course
  • 02

    Chapter #1 - Working with Firefly

    • 1A - Installing the Software

    • 1B - Firefly Signal to Microcontroller

    • 1C - Traffic light

    • 1D - Arduino multiple LED

    • 1E - Blink Component

    • 1F - Fade Component

    • 1G - Joystick

    • 1H - Servo Motor
  • 03

    Chapter #2 - Creating the Kinetic Facade

    • 2A - Chapter Overview

    • 2B - Scripting the base frames

    • 2C - Creating the blades

    • 2D - Rotating the blades

    • 2E - Attractor based movement

    • Download CAD Files CH02
  • 04

    Chapter #3 - Modeling the mechanics

    • 3A - Chapter Overview & DIY KIT

    • Download the DIY KIT_Kinetic Facade Modul

    • 3B - Corner Connections

    • 3C - Main Frames

    • 3D - Wings Part 01

    • 3E - Wings Part 02

    • 3F - Rotation Mechanism Part 01

    • 3G - Rotation Mechanism Part 01

    • 3H - Motor Fixture

    • 3I - Assembly

    • 3J - Movement Arms
  • 05

    Chapter #4 - Building a physical Prototyp

    • 4A - Building the Module

    • 4B - Combining with motor
  • 06

    Chapter #5 - Importing & Animating the module

    • 5A - Overview

    • Download CH05 Files

    • 5B - Importing rhino geometry automatically

    • 5C - Rotating the blades

    • 5D - adjusting the rotation of the arms

    • 5E - Animating