공기청정기 홀 패턴디자인을 위한 파라메트릭 디자인 활용

CMF (color, material, finish) is used as an important design element that satisfies the user’s sensibility. One of the components of CMF is the surface texture, which is mainly affected by the pattern formed on the surface. Among the surface patterns of products, the hole pattern consists of physically implemented holes that mainly characterize for having simple rules for forming the hole pattern and its pattern form is often monotonous. Therefore, it is necessary to study an effective method to design various hole patterns in order to differentiate the products’ surface design. The purpose of this study is to present an efficient method for hole pattern design and to create a parametric design application for various hole pattern design cases. To this end, the process of designing the hole pattern of a ventilation hole and the method of applying the parametric design to the air purifier, where the hole pattern has a relatively large influence on the product image, was presented and the possibility and effectiveness of the design were examined. As a result of the study, the hole pattern images seen in the current air purifier could be categorized into a total of eight groups, and these were embodied as an algorithm that creates a planar pattern image using a parametric design tool. The planar pattern image is again converted into a three-dimensional vent shape by another algorithm that forms a three-dimensional solid. Several hole pattern design results were derived through this process. The two pattern design algorithms derived from this study not just reduce the time and effort spent by designers designing patterns on the product surface by simply copying and arranging, but also allow the designers to design more creative and diverse hole patterns in an easier and faster way. In addition, although this algorithm was developed on the scope that it is used in air purifiers, it is expected that it can also be applied to a variety of products to which the hole pattern is applied.