Digifab Ecosystem2

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Dominic Muren | Dorkbot SEA | February 2010

Digifab:


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Digifab:

On safari in the digitalfabrication ecosystem


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functional -- make real stuff

precise -- make good stuff

affordable -- actuallymake stuff

Digifab is a big deal.


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functional -- make real stuff

precise -- make good stuff

affordable -- actuallymake stuff

shareable -- wecan make ourstuff

Digifab is a big deal.


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Digifab is huge

not one single technology, but a massive,

interconnected collection of technologies,

with new ones being developed all the time.


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Digifab is opening

the inherent shareabilty of digital les makes open

platforms for making those les very appealing.

Ill call these out specically with the logo


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Like any ecosystem,

there are groups of related techs in digifab

Phylogeny:



like any ecosystem,

there are groups of related techs in digifab.

we will explore 4 such families

Phylogeny:

creationtranslation

fabricationproliferation



before they can be made physically,

objects must be described virtually.

the type of object dictates the type of le.

Creation:



: inkscape, qcad

illustrator, autocad, eaglecad

Creation: 2d



: blender, wings3d, art of illusion, meshmixer, others

sketchup

rhino3d, 3ds max, maya, others

Creation: 3d: Mesh



: BRL CAD, heeksCAD

solidworks, proengineer, solidedge, others

Creation: 3d: Solid



: openSCAD, topmod, sage

mathematica, others

Creation: 3d: Math



some of the machines used for fabrication

can only digest certain types of les.

translators change one letype into another.

Translation:


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Translation: Cleanup

: meshlab, blender


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Translation: Unfolding

sketchup unfolder script

lamina design, rhino3d


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Translation: Toolpaths

: skeinforge, pleasant 3d

sketchup slicemodeler


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Fab: 2d: Patterning

ink: laser printer, inkjet printer


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Fab: 2d: Patterning

ink: laser printer, inkjet printer

other: CNC embroidery, hektor (paintbot)


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Fab: 2d: Integrating

compu-knitter, others


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Fab: 2d: Cutting

knife based: vinyl cutter, craftrobo


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Fab: 2d: Cutting

knife: vinyl cutter, craftroborouter: pcb cutter, shopbot, many others


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Fab: 2d: Cutting


laser: marker, cutter, metalcutter


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Fab: 2d: Cutting


laser: marker, cutter, metalcutter

other: waterjet, wire edm, plasma cutter


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Fab: 3d: Carving

blade: cnc router, cnc millhot wire: cnc foam cutter


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Fab: 3d: Layer Addition

sheet: stacked 2d cut, sliceform


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Fab: 3d: Layer Addition

sheet: stacked 2d cutextrusion: reprap, makerbot, Stratisys, Objet


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Fab: 3d: Powder Prints

ink binder: z corp, others


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ink binder: z corp, otherssintered binder: ceramic, glass, metal prints


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ink binder: z corp, otherssintered binder: ceramic, glass, metal prints

heat beam: selective laser sintering, candyfab


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Fab: 3d: Light Cure

stereolithography (SLA), objet printer


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Fab: 3d: Self Assembly

pipette robot, DNA origami


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somebody making one thing is the past.

Proliferation:


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somebody making one thing is the past.somebody making many things is the present

Proliferation:


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somebody making one thing is the past.somebody making many things is the present

anybodymaking everything is the future

Proliferation:


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ponoko.com100k garages

shapeways.com, i.materialize.com

Proliferation: Fabbers


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metrix createspace, jigsaw rennaisanse

Proliferation: Hacktories


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wider availability... but hopefully not one in every house

What is

the Future ofDigifab?


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wider availability... but hopefully not one in every housebetter materials - stronger, more reusable, more local

What is



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wider availability... but hopefully not one in every housebetter materials: stronger, more reusable, more local

bridge the nano-scale divide

What is



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wider availability... but hopefully not one in every housebetter materials: stronger, more reusable, more local

bridge the nano-scale divide

new models of ownership

What is



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