- We present an interactive editing system for laser cutting called kyub. Kyub allows users to create models efficiently in 3D, which it then unfolds into the 2D plates laser cutters expect. Unlike earlier systems, such as FlatFitFab, kyub affords construction based on closed box structures, which allows users to turn very thin material, such as 4mm plywood, into objects capable of withstanding large forces, such as chairs users can actually sit on. To afford such sturdy construction, every kyub project begins with a simple finger-joint "boxel"-a structure we found to be capable of withstanding over 500kg of load. Users then extend their model by attaching additional boxels. Boxels merge automatically, resulting in larger, yet equally strong structures. While the concept of stacking boxels allows kyub to offer the strong affordance and ease of use of a voxel-based editor, boxels are not confined to a grid and readily combine with kuyb's various geometry deformation tools. In our technical evaluation, objects built with kyub withstoodWe present an interactive editing system for laser cutting called kyub. Kyub allows users to create models efficiently in 3D, which it then unfolds into the 2D plates laser cutters expect. Unlike earlier systems, such as FlatFitFab, kyub affords construction based on closed box structures, which allows users to turn very thin material, such as 4mm plywood, into objects capable of withstanding large forces, such as chairs users can actually sit on. To afford such sturdy construction, every kyub project begins with a simple finger-joint "boxel"-a structure we found to be capable of withstanding over 500kg of load. Users then extend their model by attaching additional boxels. Boxels merge automatically, resulting in larger, yet equally strong structures. While the concept of stacking boxels allows kyub to offer the strong affordance and ease of use of a voxel-based editor, boxels are not confined to a grid and readily combine with kuyb's various geometry deformation tools. In our technical evaluation, objects built with kyub withstood hundreds of kilograms of loads. In our user study, non-engineers rated the learnability of kyub 6.1/7.…
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MetadatenAuthor details: | Patrick Markus Baudisch, Arthur Silber, Yannis Kommana, Milan Gruner, Ludwig Wall, Kevin Reuss, Lukas Heilman, Robert Kovacs, Daniel Rechlitz, Thijs Roumen |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1145/3290605.3300796 |
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ISBN: | 978-1-4503-5970-2 |
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Title of parent work (English): | Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
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Subtitle (English): | A 3D Editor for Modeling Sturdy Laser-Cut Objects |
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Publisher: | Association for Computing Machinery |
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Place of publishing: | New York |
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Publication type: | Article |
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Language: | English |
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Date of first publication: | 2019/08/01 |
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Publication year: | 2019 |
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Release date: | 2021/05/10 |
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Tag: | Personal fabrication; interactive editing; laser cutting |
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Number of pages: | 12 |
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First page: | 1 |
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Last Page: | 12 |
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Organizational units: | An-Institute / Hasso-Plattner-Institut für Digital Engineering gGmbH |
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DDC classification: | 0 Informatik, Informationswissenschaft, allgemeine Werke / 00 Informatik, Wissen, Systeme / 000 Informatik, Informationswissenschaft, allgemeine Werke |
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Peer review: | Referiert |
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