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This paper presents some projects developed for the design of programming tools that allowed to automate repetitive processes. The workshops took place at the Technical School of Architecture in Madrid. The purpose of them was that students and architects developed their own digital tools as a personalized application that could be used in a later phase of design. Using a non-destructible workflow, the different algorithms enabled the possibility to make changes and modifications at any stage during the development of the project. Data analysis, simulations and the production of massive documents under specific conditions are contemplated. Topics include: work with terrains and contour lines from a database provided by NASA; calculation and determination of the slopes on a surface and its extension to a given orography; automated generation of clinometric plans; heights analysis of a terrain, its translation to colors and contours, and the use of scatter tools for the systematic insertion of elements.
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del Blanco García, F.L., García Ríos, I., González Uriel, A. (2020). Process Design for Automation. In: Agustín-Hernández, L., Vallespín Muniesa, A., Fernández-Morales, A. (eds) Graphical Heritage. EGA 2020. Springer Series in Design and Innovation , vol 6. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47983-1_35
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