WireFab: Mix-Dimensional Modeling and Fabrication for 3D Mesh Models

WireFab: Mix-Dimensional Modeling and Fabrication for 3D Mesh Models

by | Dec 30, 2016 | 2017, DESIGN METHOD, Fabrication, Jeff Alperovich, Jing Bai, Karthik Ramani, Min Liu, Recent Publications, TANGIBLE, EMBEDDED & EMBODIED INTERFACES, Tangibles, Yuanzhi Cao, Yunbo Zhang

We propose WireFab, a rapid modeling and prototyping system that uses bent metal wires as the structure framework. WireFab approximates both the skeletal articulation and the skin appearance of the corresponding virtual skin meshes, and it allows users to personalize...