Kinetic Generator
Kinetic-facade panels that respond to a driver such as sun angle.
Generate panel
What it does
Facade modules laid across a picked face, opening, rotating or flipping progressively in response to a driver value.
Feature by feature
Capabilities
Panel and module types
Al Bahar triangulated shading, rotating rectangles, disc flip, hex tiles, swing fins and brick-pixel modules.
Module size and layout
Controls module dimensions and their distribution across the picked face.
Driver inputs
Module size, sun angle, and a fade gradient that opens, closes or rotates modules progressively across the facade.
Preview and output
Live preview; output is DirectShape panels.
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