Interactive surface design with interlocking elements
Melina Skouras, Stelian Coros, Eitan Grinspun, Bernhard Thomaszewski
In ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG), 34(6), November 2015.
Abstract: We present an interactive tool for designing physical surfaces made from flexible interlocking quadrilateral elements of a single size and shape. With the element shape fixed, the design task becomes one of finding a discrete structure---i.e., element connectivity and binary orientations---that leads to a desired geometry. In order to address this challenging problem of combinatorial geometry, we propose a forward modeling tool that allows the user to interactively explore the space of feasible designs. Paralleling principles from conventional modeling software, our approach leverages a library of base shapes that can be instantiated, combined, and extended using two fundamental operations: merging and extrusion. In order to assist the user in building the designs, we furthermore propose a method to automatically generate assembly instructions. We demonstrate the versatility of our method by creating a diverse set of digital and physical examples that can serve as personalized lamps or decorative items.
Article URL: http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2816795.2818128
BibTeX format:
@article{10.1145-2816795.2818128,
  author = {Melina Skouras and Stelian Coros and Eitan Grinspun and Bernhard Thomaszewski},
  title = {Interactive surface design with interlocking elements},
  journal = {ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG)},
  volume = {34},
  number = {6},
  articleno = {224},
  month = nov,
  year = {2015},
}
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