4.204 Architecture in Motion

4.207 Formal Design Knowledge and Programmed Constructs

4.270 Introduction to Shape Grammars4.500

Rapid Prototyping

Design Descriptions for Digital Fabrication

Design and Computation Courses

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Histor cal & Theoretical Overview

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Building Devices

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ZCORP 3D Printer

MIT –Licensed Process

Cornstarch Plaster Ceramics

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Slow Axis

Feed

Overflow

Binder and Head

Build

Slow Axis Roller

Feed

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Open Spaces

Plaster

Wax

Plaster

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- Self Supporting

- Low Cost

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Support

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Envelope

Fuse Deposition Modeling

Temperature Gauges

Control Board

Envelope

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Support Base

Heating Elements

Tips

Drive Wheels

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Laser

Mirror

Optical Head

Laser cut paper

Laminated Object Manufacturing

Heated Roller

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Stereo Lithography (STL) 1986 – Charles Hull and 3M Systems

Fuse Deposition Modeling (FDM) Stratasys

3D Printing ZCORP 3D Systems Solid Scape

Laminated Object Manufacturing (LOM) 2001 - Gone

Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)

Carl Deckard 1989

Pro Metal Systems MIT-Licensed

Solid Ground Curing

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Cutting Devices

Laser Cutter

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Assembly Methods

Assembly of Building Components using digital devices

Incorporate the natural features of CAM

Precise cuts

Control of tolerance

Variations in cutting and or build

Methods

Build in 3 dimensions

Fabricate in 2 dimensions

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Milling

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Taxonomy of RP Devices

Building Devices

Cutting Devices

Drilling Devices

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