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RodSteward: A Design‐to‐Assembly System for Fabrication using 3D‐Printed Joints and Precision‐Cut Rods
Author(s) -
Jacobson Alec
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
computer graphics forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1467-8659
pISSN - 0167-7055
DOI - 10.1111/cgf.13878
Subject(s) - rod , computer science , fabrication , interface (matter) , engineering drawing , context (archaeology) , focus (optics) , visualization , 3d printed , computer graphics (images) , engineering , manufacturing engineering , artificial intelligence , parallel computing , optics , medicine , paleontology , physics , alternative medicine , bubble , pathology , maximum bubble pressure method , biology
We present RodSteward , a design‐to‐assembly system for creating furniture‐scale structures composed of 3D‐printed joints and precision‐cut rods. The RodSteward systems consists of: RSDesigner , a fabrication‐aware design interface that visualizes accurate geometries during edits and identifies infeasible designs; physical fabrication of parts automatically generated 3D‐printable joint geometries and cutting plans for rods; and RSAssembler , a guided‐assembly interface that prompts the user to place parts in order while showing a focus+context visualization of the assembly in progress. We demonstrate the effectiveness of our tools with a number of example constructions of varying complexity, style and parameter choices.