Metamolds: Computational design of silicone molds

Alderighi, T; Malomo, L; Giorgi, D; Pietroni, N; Bickel, B; Cignoni, P

Metamolds: Computational design of silicone molds

Alderighi, T Malomo, L Giorgi, D Pietroni, N

Bickel, B Cignoni, P

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: ACM Transactions on Graphics, 2018, 37 (4)
Issue Date:: 2018-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Alderighi, T	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Malomo, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Giorgi, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Pietroni, N https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8271-2102	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bickel, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cignoni, P	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	ACM Transactions on Graphics, 2018, 37 (4)	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0730-0301	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/129682
dc.description.abstract	© 2018 Association for Computing Machinery. We propose a new method for fabricating digital objects through reusable silicone molds. Molds are generated by casting liquid silicone into custom 3D printed containers called metamolds. Metamolds automatically define the cuts that are needed to extract the cast object from the silicone mold. The shape of metamolds is designed through a novel segmentation technique, which takes into account both geometric and topological constraints involved in the process of mold casting. Our technique is simple, does not require changing the shape or topology of the input objects, and only requires off-the- shelf materials and technologies. We successfully tested our method on a set of challenging examples with complex shapes and rich geometric detail.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	ACM Transactions on Graphics	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1145/3197517.3201381	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Software Engineering	en_US
dc.title	Metamolds: Computational design of silicone molds	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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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
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© 2018 Association for Computing Machinery. We propose a new method for fabricating digital objects through reusable silicone molds. Molds are generated by casting liquid silicone into custom 3D printed containers called metamolds. Metamolds automatically define the cuts that are needed to extract the cast object from the silicone mold. The shape of metamolds is designed through a novel segmentation technique, which takes into account both geometric and topological constraints involved in the process of mold casting. Our technique is simple, does not require changing the shape or topology of the input objects, and only requires off-the- shelf materials and technologies. We successfully tested our method on a set of challenging examples with complex shapes and rich geometric detail.

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