Generative Scripting I - SS09

Today we start our Generative Scripting I course for the Summer Semester 09.

From the syllabus:

This is an introductory course to scripting in Maya using Python/
MEL. It will provide the student with the basic understanding
of how to use scripting to create and manipulate objects and
systems in order to be applied in their own design processes.

The course will be divided in four parts, as follows:

PART I: Point
PART II: Curve
PART III: Surface
PART IV: Volume

We will start from the most basic element in any 3D platform,
the point, passing through the curve, the surface and finishing
with the manipulation of volumes. This increasing complexity will
allow a good understanding of how to create and manipulate
these objects in different ways and, most important, how the
combination of simple elements can create complex results.

The students will be required to deliver a small assignment by
the end of each part, as well as a combination of all four parts as
a final assignment. The work will be done in groups of two, and
the delivery periods will be set as the course goes by.

The classes will take place every Monday 16:30, at the Marmorsaal in Building 01.