TrussFab: Fabricating sturdy large-scale structureson desktop 3D printers

Kovacs, R; Seufert, A; Wall, L; Chen, HT; Meinel, F; Müller, W; You, S; Brehm, M; Striebel, J; Kommana, Y; Popiak, A; Bläsius, T; Baudisch, P

TrussFab: Fabricating sturdy large-scale structureson desktop 3D printers

Kovacs, R Seufert, A Wall, L Chen, HT

Meinel, F Müller, W You, S Brehm, M Striebel, J Kommana, Y Popiak, A Bläsius, T Baudisch, P

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Citation:: Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings, 2017, 2017-May pp. 2606 - 2616
Issue Date:: 2017-05-02

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dc.contributor.author	Kovacs, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Seufert, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wall, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chen, HT https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0873-2698	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Meinel, F	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Müller, W	en_US
dc.contributor.author	You, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Brehm, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Striebel, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kommana, Y	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Popiak, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bläsius, T	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Baudisch, P	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-05-02	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings, 2017, 2017-May pp. 2606 - 2616	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781450346559	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/126346
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 ACM. We present TrussFab, an integrated end-to-end system that allows users to fabricate large scale structures that are sturdy enough to carry human weight. TrussFab achieves the large scale by complementing 3D print with plastic bottles. It does not use these bottles as "bricks" though, but as beams that form structurally sound node-link structures, also known as trusses, allowing it to handle the forces resulting from scale and load. TrussFab embodies the required engineering knowledge, allowing non-engineers to design such structures and to validate their design using integrated structural analysis. We have used TrussFab to design and fabricate tables and chairs, a 2.5 m long bridge strong enough to carry a human, a functional boat that seats two, and a 5 m diameter dome.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1145/3025453.3026016	en_US
dc.title	TrussFab: Fabricating sturdy large-scale structureson desktop 3D printers	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.citation.volume	2017-May	en_US
utslib.for	0912 Materials Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	1204 Engineering Design	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CAI - Centre for Artificial Intelligence
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pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	2017-May	en_US

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© 2017 ACM. We present TrussFab, an integrated end-to-end system that allows users to fabricate large scale structures that are sturdy enough to carry human weight. TrussFab achieves the large scale by complementing 3D print with plastic bottles. It does not use these bottles as "bricks" though, but as beams that form structurally sound node-link structures, also known as trusses, allowing it to handle the forces resulting from scale and load. TrussFab embodies the required engineering knowledge, allowing non-engineers to design such structures and to validate their design using integrated structural analysis. We have used TrussFab to design and fabricate tables and chairs, a 2.5 m long bridge strong enough to carry a human, a functional boat that seats two, and a 5 m diameter dome.

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