Fabrication-aware Design with Intersecting Planar Pieces

dc.contributor.authorSchwartzburg, Yuliyen_US
dc.contributor.authorPauly, Marken_US
dc.contributor.editorI. Navazo, P. Poulinen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-28T15:23:24Z
dc.date.available2015-02-28T15:23:24Z
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.description.abstractWe propose a computational design approach to generate 3D models composed of interlocking planar pieces. We show how intricate 3D forms can be created by sliding the pieces into each other along straight slits, leading to a simple construction that does not require glue, screws, or other means of support. To facilitate the design process, we present an abstraction model that formalizes the main geometric constraints imposed by fabrication and assembly, and incorporates conditions on the rigidity of the resulting structure.We show that the tight coupling of constraints makes manual design highly nontrivial and introduce an optimization method to automate constraint satisfaction based on an analysis of the constraint relation graph. This algorithm ensures that the planar parts can be fabricated and assembled. We demonstrate the versatility of our approach by creating 3D toy models, an architectural design study, and several examples of functional furniture.en_US
dc.description.seriesinformationComputer Graphics Forumen_US
dc.identifier.issn1467-8659en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/cgf.12051en_US
dc.publisherThe Eurographics Association and Blackwell Publishing Ltd.en_US
dc.subjectI.3.5 [Computer Graphics]en_US
dc.subjectComputational Geometry and Object Modelingen_US
dc.subjectPhysically based modelingen_US
dc.titleFabrication-aware Design with Intersecting Planar Piecesen_US
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