1. Computational design of fabric formwork
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Mélina Skouras, Emily Whiting, Guoxin Fang, Gwenda Gieseler, Xiaoting Zhang, Charlie C. L. Wang, Boston University [Boston] (BU), Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Intuitive Modeling and Animation for Interactive Graphics & Narrative Environments (IMAGINE ), Inria Grenoble - Rhône-Alpes, Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Laboratoire Jean Kuntzmann (LJK ), Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019] (UGA [2016-2019])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019] (UGA [2016-2019]), and The Chinese University of Hong Kong [Hong Kong]
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Fabrication ,Computer science ,computational design ,Mechanical engineering ,3D printing ,fabrication ,02 engineering and technology ,Molding (process) ,Hardware_INTEGRATEDCIRCUITS ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Tension (physics) ,business.industry ,Design tool ,020207 software engineering ,[INFO.INFO-IA]Computer Science [cs]/Computer Aided Engineering ,[INFO.INFO-MO]Computer Science [cs]/Modeling and Simulation ,Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design ,Casting ,[INFO.INFO-GR]Computer Science [cs]/Graphics [cs.GR] ,Molding (decorative) ,fabric formwork ,casting ,Casting (metalworking) ,shape optimization ,Formwork ,business - Abstract
International audience; We present an inverse design tool for fabric formwork - a process where flat panels are sewn together to form a fabric container for casting a plaster sculpture. Compared to 3D printing techniques, the benefit of fabric formwork is its properties of low-cost and easy transport. The process of fabric formwork is akin to molding and casting but having a soft boundary. Deformation of the fabric container is governed by force equilibrium between the pressure forces from liquid fill and tension in the stretched fabric. The final result of fabrication depends on the shapes of the flat panels, the fabrication orientation and the placement of external supports. Our computational framework generates optimized flat panels and fabrication orientation with reference to a target shape, and determines effective locations for external supports. We demonstrate the function of this design tool on a variety of models with different shapes and topology. Physical fabrication is also demonstrated to validate our approach.
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- 2019
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