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PARAMETRIC DESIGNConnecting Code with CNC machines & 3D Printers

• Parametric design or associative, computational, generative design is the use of 3D modeling software and scripting languages to leverage the use of algorithms for repetition, recursion and similar tasks in design.

• What is the role of Digital Fabrication in parametric design?

FASTER AND MORE ACCURATE DESIGN METHODS NEED FASTER AND MORE ACCURATE FABRICATION TECHNOLOGY

• Digital Modeling and Fabrication is a process that joins architecture and product design with manufacturing and the construction industry through the use of 3D modeling software and CNC machines.

• CNC Router

(Computer Numerical Control)

cnc routers read g-code which represent cnc functions in alphanumeric format.

CNC machines are specifically successful in milling materials such as plywood, foam board, and steel at a fast speed

• Laser Cutter

Laser Cutters red vector lines from 3D modeling and vector software such as AutoCAD, Rhinoceros or Illustrator.

Laser Cutters are specifically successful at cutting and scoring material such as chip board, matte board, thin sheets of wood, and plexy up to 3/8"

• High Force Knife Cutters

These machines are receive the same inputs and file formats as the laser cutter but instead of laser uses fine blades to cut material.

Knife Cutters are specifically successful at cutting from vinyl to rhinestone rubber, from paper to chipboard, from thin cotton fabric to stiffened felt.