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Extended linkograph

Analysis phase

Linkograph

Analysis and descriptive categorization It appears as if the subject aims to act in order to generate tentative design artifacts. The design objective can be described as epistemic. The objective is not forelinked to explorative moves. It seems there is a possible range of design artifacts that can be expected from the objective – it can be described as pragmatic. The subject’s verbal data and linkographic links indicat

Codes O M R F O M R F

Coding phase Descriptive and process coding Setting an objective to design and permutate different compartment units. [RH] The subject is stacking and arranging different units together to form different clusters. Reflecting on the outcome. Setting an objective to extrude the 2D curves. [RH] The subject is performing solid extrusions of the 2D curves. Reflecting on the geometry.

Pre‑analysis phase Contextual description of activities In this phase, the subject is designing different stacking configurations of compartment units. They verbalize an aim to generate three different stacking configurations from which they will choose later during the design process. In this phase, the subject verbalizes an aim to generate a solid extrusion of a previously generated outcome.
Table 2. Protocol table, linkograph, and extended linkograph

Actions observed in external interfaces In Rhino, the subject permutes different compartment units in order to find a possible stacking configuration. Generates three stacking configurations of compartment units. In Rhino, the subject extrudes the 2D curves of the stacked units. Generates a solid extrusion from the 2D curves of the stacked compartment units.

Transcribed data

Partial verbatim data I will try different stacking configurations of the compartment units for the front side of the shelving system. I think I will generate around 3 configurations and choose one of them later on. Now that I have a configuration, I can extrude it to create a solid. I will just do this manually… No need to use Grasshopper here.

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Volume 2 Issue 2 (2025) 8 doi: 10.36922/dp.4875