TY - GEN
T1 - WoodWeaver Fabricating curved objects without moulds or glue
AU - Ohshima, Taisuke
AU - Igarashi, Takeo
AU - Mitani, Jun
AU - Tanaka, Hiroya
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by Information-Technology Promotion Agency, Japan.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2013, Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe. All rights reserved.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - In this study, we propose a novel computational system called WoodWeaver for fabricating curved surfaces from conventional materials without using moulds. We use a cutting-based material bending method called Dukta. Our system enables a user to design a single free-form curved surface and to fabricate it based on the bending deformation characteristics of the material. The system also indicates an invalid shape; that is, one that will break upon bending deformation. The user can then design a valid shape with this information. We also develop an optimal Dukta pattern that is the smallest-sized gap pattern necessary to represent a user-designed shape. Given a valid shape, the system generates the optimal pattern and a machine cuts four modules with this pattern. Finally, the user assembles these modules to obtain the desired shape.
AB - In this study, we propose a novel computational system called WoodWeaver for fabricating curved surfaces from conventional materials without using moulds. We use a cutting-based material bending method called Dukta. Our system enables a user to design a single free-form curved surface and to fabricate it based on the bending deformation characteristics of the material. The system also indicates an invalid shape; that is, one that will break upon bending deformation. The user can then design a valid shape with this information. We also develop an optimal Dukta pattern that is the smallest-sized gap pattern necessary to represent a user-designed shape. Given a valid shape, the system generates the optimal pattern and a machine cuts four modules with this pattern. Finally, the user assembles these modules to obtain the desired shape.
KW - computational design
KW - Digital fabrication
KW - interactive modelling
KW - mould bending
KW - personal fabrication
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85062899194
SN - 9789491207044
T3 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
SP - 693
EP - 702
BT - Computation and Performance
A2 - Stouffs, Rudi
A2 - Sariyildiz, Sevil
PB - Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
T2 - 31st International Conference on Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2013
Y2 - 18 September 2013 through 20 September 2013
ER -