Mesh-based design to fabrication workflow: a case study

Tommaso Casucci, Ryan Hughes, Jens Pedersen, David Reeves, Vishu Bhooshan, Shajay Bhooshan

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Abstract

Funicular shells have found large interest amongst architectural designers for their advantageous structural properties allowing them to cover large spans through the use of relatively weak and readily-available materials.

Although the properties of funicular structures are well-known and their efficiency well documented, the interdependencies of the multiple constraints present in real-world projects, from form-finding and rationalization to fabrication and assembly, mean that the realization of these structures remains a challenge.

This paper presents a unified design-to-fabrication workflow for funicular structures that adopts the Half-Edge (HE) mesh data structure throughout the entire design process from early-stage design through to robotic fabrication.

The research contributes advancements in the fast early-stage design exploration of structure- and fabrication-aware proposals as well as the generation of voussoir geometry through mesh segmentation to the rationalization and documentation of geometric information for manufacturing and assembly.

The advancements are presented through the description of a case study, a proof-of-concept funicular vault manufactured using the Robotic Hot Wire Cutting (RHWC) method.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TitelImpact : Design with all senses
Antal sider105
ForlagSpringer
Publikationsdatosep. 2019
Sider93
ISBN (Trykt)978-3-030-29828-9
ISBN (Elektronisk)978-3-030-29829-6
DOI
StatusUdgivet - sep. 2019
BegivenhedDesign Modelling Symposium Berlin 2019: Impact: Design With All Senses - Universitat der Künste, Berlin, Tyskland
Varighed: 23 sep. 201925 sep. 2019
https://design-modelling-symposium.de/

Konference

KonferenceDesign Modelling Symposium Berlin 2019
LokationUniversitat der Künste
Land/OmrådeTyskland
ByBerlin
Periode23/09/201925/09/2019
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Kunstnerisk udviklingsvirksomhed (KUV)

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