デジタルスタイルデザインに関する研究: 木目模様デザインのための基本システムの開発

摘要

木材は最も身近な素材の一つであり，その木目模様はけrnゆらぎの特徴を内在し，人に安らぎや暖かな柔らかい印象rnを与えるため，建築軌家具，AV機器の外装，自動車のrn内装などの意匠要素として幅広く用いられている．木目模rn様を意匠要素として用いる直接的な方法は，天然無垢材をrn製品として加工することにより現れる模様を利用する方法rnであるが，この手法はコストの観点で高級品への適用となrnる?%In this paper, a novel approach for designing grain patterns based on digital technology is proposed. A digital tree is raised according to weather data such as daylight hours, precipitation, and temperature obtained from public organizations, and grain patterns are then formed as the cross section patterns generated by cutting the trunk of a digital tree. In order to simulate tree growth, digital trees are constructed as an electric charge model in consideration of dendrological characteristics and environmental conditions. A basic system based on the proposed method is developed and it enables one to make grain design as the cross section patterns of various types of digital trees which are obtained by changing growth conditions such as the growth period, the growth location and the slope angle of a growth place.