geoTRIC - structure of the project

Author: greamarchitects

README.md

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 # geoTRIC 
+geoTRIC is a modular computational design toolkit developed through a progressive series of geometric systems.
+Each module builds conceptually and technically on the previous one — moving from 2D grammar rules to 3D surface-driven tower systems.
+
+The project explores structure, iteration, transformation, matrices, and attractor-driven geometry within Rhinoceros using Python (RhinoScriptSyntax).
+
+---
+
+## Project Structure
+
+geoTRIC/
+├── 01_grammatric/
+├── 02_skeletric/
+├── 03_pattric/
+├── 04_mattric/
+└── 05_hiritric/
+
+Each module represents a conceptual and technical evolution.
+
+---
+
+# 01 — grammatric  
+### Shape Grammars & Transformations (2D)
+
+**Focus:** Rule-based geometric generation.
+
+- Create base shapes (points, lines, curves)
+- Apply transformations (translate, rotate, scale)
+- Define grammar rules (match → replace)
+- Generate sequential derivations
+- Export visual states
+
+**Core Idea:**  
+Geometry as language. Shapes become symbols; transformations become syntax.
+
+---
+
+# 02 — skeletric  
+### Bone Structures & Sequential States (2D)
+
+**Focus:** Skeletal graph systems as control geometry.
+
+- Generate bone structures (nodes + edges)
+- Sample spines into ordered point lists
+- Derive ribs, branches, and connections
+- Create sequential states through iteration
+- Use attractors and conditionals to control density
+
+**Core Idea:**  
+Structure precedes form. A skeleton controls complexity.
+
+---
+
+# 03 — pattric  
+### Pattern Systems & Animation (2D)
+
+**Focus:** Field-based pattern generation driven by skeleton logic.
+
+- Use Lists, Dictionaries, Iteration, and Conditionals
+- Populate skeletons with motifs
+- Introduce formal variability across a grid
+- Animate parameters (rotation, scale, density, randomness)
+- Export sequential frames
+
+**Core Idea:**  
+Emergence through repetition and controlled variation.
+
+---
+
+# 04 — mattric  
+### 3D Point Matrices & Surface Generation
+
+**Focus:** Matrix-based spatial systems.
+
+- Generate 3D point matrices (dictionary indexed)
+- Modify matrices via attractor points
+- Loop through matrices to create curves
+- Sweep curves into surfaces and wall systems
+- Produce structured 3D geometries
+
+**Core Idea:**  
+Form emerges from structured spatial fields.
+
+---
+
+# 05 — hiritric  
+### Surface Matrices, Normals & Tower Systems
+
+**Focus:** NURBS surfaces and vector-driven geometry.
+
+- Evaluate surface (U,V) parameter space
+- Extract surface normals
+- Modify normals via attractor distance
+- Generate geometry along modified vectors
+- Apply materials and color gradients
+- Produce high-rise tower variations
+
+**Core Idea:**  
+Surface logic becomes architectural system.
+
+---
+
+## Conceptual Progression
+
+grammatric : Shape Grammar
+      ↓
+skeletric : Skeletal Graph
+      ↓
+pattric : Pattern Field
+      ↓
+mattric : 3D Matrix - Surface System
+      ↓
+hiritric : Tower
+
+Each module extends the previous one in:
+
+- Dimensional complexity (2D → 3D → surface-driven)
+- Data structure (lists → graphs → dictionaries → matrices)
+- Control logic (rules → iteration → attractors → vector fields)
+
+---
+
+## Technologies
+
+- Rhinoceros
+- Python
+- RhinoScriptSyntax
+- Lists, Tuples, Dictionaries
+- Iteration & Conditional Execution
+- Attractor Systems
+- Surface Evaluation & Vector Math
+
+---
+
+## Philosophy
+
+geoTRIC explores the relationship between:
+
+- Structure and variation  
+- Control and emergence  
+- Matrix and surface  
+- Rule and form  
+
+It treats geometry as a system rather than a static object.