More tracery. This time on St Mary Fratton. Perpendicular
style using the tudor arch. Once again there is no way this is going to be
parametric. In the vertical direction maybe. Just stretch the lower part which
is all parallel lines. But changing the width is going to be complicated. In
any case the different sizes of window have different tracery patterns, so it’s
going to be a separate family for each window type and the size will be fixed. First off is a drafting view where I explore
the geometry and how much I can simplify for current purposes.
Then I work up the actual family. Could be a short sweep
like last time, but an extrusion would also work because the size is
frozen. I’ve simplified it further on
translation to solid geometry. We can always come back and elaborate. In real life it’s not just and extruded shape
of course. The cross section of the mullions has a subtle tapering and
curvature, but this is a massing model so let’s keep it indicative. Just…