Martin Taraz

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Mallet-Based Assembly: Enabling Load-Bearing Laser-Cut Models

Laser cutting has a long tradition of building load-bearing 3D objects based on box joints and T-joints, as these joints are naturally robust against compression and shearing. Achieving robustness against tension, however, is challenging. One presumed solution is to make all joints extremely tight, to the point where…

UIST '235th+ AuthorDesktop 3D Printing & Personal Fabrication +2

AirTied: Automatic Personal Fabrication of Truss Structures

We present AirTied, a device that fabricates truss structures in a fully automatic fashion. AirTied achieves this by un-rolling a 20cm-wide inflatable plastic tube and tying nodes into it. AirTied creates nodes by holding onto a segment of tube, stacking additional tube segments on top of it, tying them up, and releas…

CHI '232nd AuthorLaser Cutting & Digital Fabrication +1

Kerfmeter: Automatic Kerf Calibration for Laser Cutting

We present Kerfmeter, a hardware + software device that automatically determines how much material the laser cutter burns off, also known as kerf. Its knowledge about kerf allows Kerfmeter to make the joints of laser cut 3D models fit together with just the right tension, i.e., loose enough to allow for comfortable as…

UIST '225th+ AuthorShape-Changing Interfaces & Soft Robotic Materials +1

HingeCore: Laser-Cut Foamcore for Fast Assembly

We present HingeCore, a novel type of laser-cut 3D structure made from sandwich materials, such as foamcore. The key design element behind HingeCore is what we call a finger hinge, which we produce by laser-cutting foamcore “half-way”. The primary benefit of finger hinges is that they allow for very fast assembly, as…

CHI '212nd AuthorLaser Cutting & Digital Fabrication +1

FastForce: Real-Time Reinforcement of Laser-Cut Structures

We present fastForce, a software tool that detects structural flaws in laser cut 3D models and fixes them by introducing additional plates into the model, thereby making models up to 52x stronger. By focusing on a specific type of structural issue, i.e., poorly connected sub-structures in closed box structures, fastFo…

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