| Summary: | 碩士 === 朝陽科技大學 === 設計研究所 === 96 === It is difficult to gain inspiration from graphics with complicated structures. Therefore this research will simplify Chinese form elements, in hope that designers can use the simplified contour and lines of the forms as references to develop ceiling fan appearance design or to gain inspirations. In terms of ceiling fan appearance development, this research uses form generation methods to develop the appearance of ceiling fan inner works, and it also builds a form element integration system to support designers in the product form development stage. Through this system, designers in the concept development stage can quickly grasp the form development direction and design ceiling fans with modern Chinese style.
The content of this research is divided into five stages. The first stage is the selection and simplification of Chinese form elements: initially using Illustrator software to draw out five types of simplified forms. Then the spline function of AutoCAD is used to connect the nodes that were obtained from the five forms through mesh simplification methods. These forms are then used as form references for the system development of the entire ceiling fan or ceiling fan blades. The second stage is focused on the generative development of the ceiling fan inner works side view: circle, regular triangle, and square shapes were respectively used as the form generation origins. Through the general, segmentation, enlargement, and reduction arrangement of these three forms, 12 rules were developed and used as generative rules for the development of the ceiling fan inner works side view. To avoid repetitive arrangements, the combination methods were limited to top to bottom form generation development. The third stage is ceiling fan blade form development: part of the blade forms in the system are taken from current blade forms in the market. Another portion of the blade forms are designed through referencing the simplified Chinese element forms mentioned in the first stage, then using 3D software Pro-engineer to draw out the line draft of the side view and upward view of various blade forms. The fourth stage is developing the mount form of the ceiling fans: mount form information in the system is taken from current mount forms in the market, as well as forms designed through case development in Chapter Seven. The fifth stage is the construction of the form element system: the form element applications of the prior four parts are written through the Visual Basic system, and are displayed through the side view and upward view graphics of the ceiling fans, allowing the user to obtain a variety of concrete ceiling fan designs through system search and integration.
Through the element integration system developed by this research, the designer can use the simplified outlines of Chinese element forms in the design of ceiling fan appearance, as well as focus on coordinating and integrating the forms of different parts of the ceiling fan. In the product concept development stage, this system can allow the designer to quickly have a grasp of the form composition and development direction. In addition, through using the system database model, it can assist the designers when they are lacking inspiration, and the expansion ability of the database can also accumulate and pass down design knowledge.
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