Different 3D data structures are suited to different tasks within the EMA framework. Point clouds handle well real-world data from 3D scans; whereas multi-material 3D printing necessitates the specification of materials and their ratios at arbitrary points along a toolpath curve. Meanwhile, meshes are ideal starting points for generating those toolpaths.
When each step of the biopolymer 3D printing workflow is served by a different data structure, interoperability can become a challenge. Forming the missing link between these different paradigms, regularized 3D voxel grids powered by the OpenVDBdata structure provide a unified way to define fully 3D objectsfrom modelling to fabrication to monitoring.
The Eco-Metabolistic Architecture project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 101019693).
The Eco-Metabolistic Architecture project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 101019693).