Rapid and Shape-Changing Digital Fabrication Using Magnetic Thermoplastic Material
In this research, we propose a digital fabrication method that can print reusable objects rapidly using the clay material.
Therefore, we developed a magnetic force control device and a magnetic thermoplastic material that deforms dynamically. When the user creates a shape model on the screen, the clay material instantly changes to the shape of the designed model. The user can confirm the shape in a short time, and the material can be reused. In this paper, we describe the design and implementation of magnetic materials and control devices, evaluation, and future work.
Junichi Yamaoka. 2020. Rapid and Shape-Changing Digital Fabrication Using Magnetic Thermoplastic Material. In ACM SIGGRAPH 2020 Posters (SIGGRAPH ’20). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 13, 1–2. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/3388770.3407439