An Investigation on Alternative Fabrication Technique withDesktop Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D Printer

• Main Authors: See Chin Liang, 徐群量
• Other Authors: Shen-Guan, Shih
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/17122002009011153471

碩士 === 國立臺灣科技大學 === 建築系 === 104 === This research demonstrates an alternative fabrication technique of printing on desktop Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D printing machine. By utilizing plug-ins on modeling software, in this case Rhinoceros 3D, some constraints imposed by the conventional model slicing software can be broken, which then allows the users to somehow manipulate the tool path (G code) directly, in order to reduce the consumption of printing filament and printing duration . The capabilities of the 3D printers were being tested in the very beginning, and designs are being rolled up based on the findings on printer’s capabilities. Then, the proposed fabrication technique is applied on two architectural prototypes: The Wall Panel and The Voussoirs, in order to demonstrate the feasibility of the technique. The Wall Panel and The Voussoirs are there, printed out for further study on this proposed alternative fabrication technique.