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This is not special or impressive. The video shows a triangle sketch following a closed curve, makes matching tangency seem like something special, then fast forwards to flattening the three faces of the resultant shape. It's like...uh... Yeah, so, possible forever, used regularly, what's the biggie?
EDIT: many of the examples look "sectional" where, I suppose, if you reduce the shapes down to enough sections you can make better use of sheet stock — the tradeoff of course being you need to add more joints requiring fastening and perhaps loss of strength.
These are even more beautiful in real life. I don't know why they didn't show it, but the same lab has also built a structure of tubes made of bamboo strips that arch up and over a seating area into a dome. The tubes start at planters and there are vines growing up onto the structure. It's my new favorite thing in my neighborhood. Thanks EPFL!
They didn't show it because it doesn't use this C-Tube technique.
I will argue that the foremost problem in the discipline of design is that many don't 'worry about fabrication' enough.
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They didn't show it because it doesn't use this C-Tube technique.
It looks like the dome could be related to the example they show of "optimized network" organization of C-tubes — if, that is, the structure that comprises the dome webbing is comprised of C-tubes.
>"In the end, we intend to relieve designers from worrying about fabrication so that they can focus on aesthetics and function" I will argue that the foremost problem in the discipline of design is that many don't 'worry about fabrication' enough.
> This is an important development because one of the biggest challenges in design is making sure that a shape is actually buildable.
The article is saying "we propose a solution to this problem".
This software uses dynamic programing to minimize the bending energy needed to fit a ring of 3d points.
This is not special or impressive. The video shows a triangle sketch following a closed curve, makes matching tangency seem like something special, then fast forwards to flattening the three faces of the resultant shape. It's like...uh... Yeah, so, possible forever, used regularly, what's the biggie?
You missed the whole point. The surfaces are developable, which means they can be cut from a flat sheet and curved into the shape, with no stretching or folding. It is special and impressive.
In other words I guess my question is can the material itself be non-bendable, as long as its cuttable?