3D digital modelling and 3D printing: the case for using Anarkik3D's 3D haptic Cloud9 sketch/modelling software to assess these technologies for the non CAD user, the artist, applied artist, designer markers and all creative people.
4. Ponoko From New Zealand: 2D DYO/CIY using laser cutting: low cost service, easy to use DYO: design your own CIY: construct it yourself Starting democratisation
5. “ The idea, then, is to bring together those who need to get things made - be it innovators, designers, or just regular folks looking for new solutions or new stuff - with “Fabbers” who have the technology tools for production.”
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7. 3D: Shapeways in Holland for 3D DYO/FIY using 3D printing: low cost service, easy to use
8. Dead easy to upload designs. Fast feedback re. size/cost, materials. Order button. Own page. Gallery. Shop. ‘ Co-designing’. Competitions. Offers. Real democratisation of 3D printing tools, per se
12. This is where SketchUp programmers probably think their freebie package sits. Are they right? ? 2D mouse for 3D manipulation?
13. Virtual 3D Touch is exciting : motivation essential to persevere with ‘hard’ Anarkik3D’s sketch/ modelling package with virtual 3D touch? CLOUD9 ? ? SketchUp realistically? Rhino CAD
14. Download design for 3D printing: easy/cheap if free exciting then boring? Not a creative experience.
15. Virtual 3D Touch: haptic device - force feedback Virtual touch : WOW factor Exciting, fun Software : non complex interface Easy to learn and to use Easy to move and rotate world and objects Easy to manipulate, deform, scale, construct, subtract Export file format direct to 3D printing
16. Screen capture from a video showing how easy Cloud9 is for deforming using cursor to push and pull, feeling the very natural interaction with the surfaces of the objects (This is V1. V2 released June 2010).
19. What’s on the horizon? Sky the limit! 3D Printing in glass? It’s here. Edible stuff? Nutella: It’s here. Sugar: its here (CandyFab6000 by Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories) Composite healthy food: concept stage ‘Cornucopia Food Printer
First. Newish tool : 3D printing Digital model ‘bacon-sliced. Layers physically built into 3D object different methods and materials
3D printing is not new.... mainly for use in industry and by professional designers: for final prototyping. As expensive: high quality finish Developing rapidly: different methods and materials What is new is the democratisation of digital technologies
Example is Ponoko New Zealand: 2D design your own/construct it yourself using laser cutting: Low cost service, easy to use online service Aimed at designers and makers who have wherewithal to access this by providing digital data, i.e. From CAD
Ponoko have teamed up with Shopbot in the US and set up 100K Garages Hub: expands the original concept into a global market place, a community of workshops with digital fabrication tools to get your stuff cut, machined in a range of materials “ The idea, then, is to bring together those who need to get things made - be it innovators, designers, or just regular folks looking for new solutions or new stuff - with “Fabbers” who have the technology tools for production.” Difference? 100K fabbers are independant
Ponoko itself now has affiliates in San Fran, Milan, Berlin and now London. The more you look at it, the more it appears Ponoko is a global coordinating layer on top of the manufacturing base, a layer that funnels consumers to the right equipment in the right locations.
On the 3D side Shapeways design your own / finish it yourself low cost service, easy to use to upload digital designs
This is my page on/at Shapeways
Sculpteo Same concept. And one of the largest and longest established Company for rapid prototyping, Materialise in Belgium (and Sheffield) has set up i.materialise. This serves mainly pro designers and industry providing very high quality service and software for testing models for flaws
To access these services and resources: Need digital data to participate. which mainly comes from CAD (Computer Aided Design) packages These two illustrations are also from SketchUp Presentation and I have aligned them up to show the proportion of professionals using costly CAD to users of free products such as sketchup and Blender. Next issue for democratising and therefore accessing any industrial process requiring digital date is USABILITY
To access these services and resources: Need digital data to participate. which mainly comes from CAD (Computer Aided Design) packages S0 m ost using these services are professional designers, techies and CADies as CAD is a required tool for work. CAD used to be very expensive: some still is, some not – encouraging enthusiasts BUT huge learning curve, complex interface, more functions and features scary territory for most
Hands up who uses SketchUp Are they right about position? - does depend on who your users are – how you define them and what you are comparing your 3D software with. Anyone using Rhino, 3D studio, Blender, FormZ, Maya, ProEngineer? Where do you rate them Free goes a long way towards democratising 3D digital creativity but usability is king
This is where virtual 3D touch comes in as a new tool for 3D interaction and creativity
Download design for 3D printing: easy/cheap if free exciting then possibly boring? Not a creative experience
Haptics means virtual touch 3D VT not screen touch Device provided force feedback felt through the grip touch has WOW factor More intuitive way of interacting in 3D virtual space Total fun to use Software : non complex interface Easy to learn and to use Easy to move and rotate world and objects Easy to manipulate, deform, scale, construct, subtract Export file format direct to 3D printing Affordable. Can be used by anyone
Bundle: 3D haptic software plus 3D printer kit: Affordable
Cognitive flow less disrupted by complex interface How will creative businesses harness 3D printing and haptics to drive exciting new business opportunities? Take advantage of low prices ‘ Quick & Dirty’ Content creation Fast iterations Explore multiple options fast prototyping/3D printing failure: ‘fast and early’
what is on the horizon? Sky the limit! 3D Printing in glass? Its here. Edible stuff? Nutella: yes, Its here. Sugar: yes (CandyFab6000 by Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories) Composite healthy food: concept stage for ‘Cornucopia Food Printer What about IP
These advantages are outweighed by the complexity of use and cognitive load imposed on the user through steep learning curves and by the WIMP interface.
Haptics as a market set for rapid growth Novint investing heavily in haptics $9m in March 2007 Novint’s Falcon haptic device (3DoF) priced $200 launched June 2007 in US initially Sensable’s OMNI (6DoF) priced £1800 Novint’s new Falcon haptic device aimed at games market and mass produced.
Aim of activities: discover scope and potential for creating new 3D design produce real tangible objects: fusing digital 3D sketching and rapid prototyping (RP) use activity to attract, inspire, engage new designer makers / young creatives with digital media illustrate how new virtual media and RP technology offers not only new tools but also new ways of thinking and working Objective is to generate: a selection of three dimensional digital sketch/models illustrating high level qualities and interesting characteristic rapid prototype small selection of three dimensional models Hypothesis for potential Research Project: does this more intuitive mode of working in a novel immersive environment provide the means for new ways of thinking? And how could this be measured?