Ann Newcomb's Individual Contribution Page

Fall 2012 Contributions

This semester I worked with Anthony Andrews to create a function that draws section cuts through the 3D model of the AguaClara plant. Previously, this work was done manually by Agua Para el Pueblo, but was a very tedious and exhaustive process. With the function that we created, section cuts are drawn as a part of the Design Tool and will be shown in the model space of any requested plant drawing.

The function requires two points to define a line that creates the section cut through the plant. Given a direction vector and a rotation angle for the insertion of the section drawing, the cut is created and inserted into the drawing space. As this function is implemented into the Design Tool, it will make it much easier for future implementation partners to understand the complex elements of the AguaClara plant, and will be particularly important for implementation partners that may be unfamiliar with our plant design. This project helps to effectively communicate the complicated nature of the AguaClara plant drawings, and expands on the professional output of the Design Tool going forward.

Spring 2012 Contributions

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