Speed-Modulated Ironing: High-Resolution Shade and Texture Gradients in Single-Material 3D Printing
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Author(s)
Ozdemir, Mehmet
AlAlawi, Marwa
Dogan, Mustafa Doga
Martinez Castro, Jose
Mueller, Stefanie
Doubrovski, Zjenja
Date Issued
October 13, 2024
Publisher
ACM|The 37th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
Citation
Ozdemir, Mehmet, AlAlawi, Marwa, Dogan, Mustafa Doga, Martinez Castro, Jose, Mueller, Stefanie et al. 2024. "Speed-Modulated Ironing: High-Resolution Shade and Texture Gradients in Single-Material 3D Printing."
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Abstract
We present Speed-Modulated Ironing, a new fabrication method for programming visual and tactile properties in single-material 3D printing. We use one nozzle to 3D print and a second nozzle to reheat printed areas at varying speeds, controlling the material’s temperature-response. The rapid adjustments of speed allow for fine-grained reheating, enabling high-resolution color and texture variations. We implemented our method in a tool that allows users to assign desired properties to 3D models and creates corresponding 3D printing instructions. We demonstrate our method with three temperature-responsive materials: a foaming filament, a filament with wood fibers, and a filament with cork particles. These filaments respond to temperature by changing color, roughness, transparency, and gloss. Our technical evaluation reveals the capabilities of our method in achieving sufficient resolution and color shade range that allows surface details such as small text, photos, and QR codes on 3D-printed objects. Finally, we provide application examples demonstrating the new design capabilities enabled by Speed-Modulated Ironing.
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UIST ’24, October 13–16, 2024, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
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https://doi.org/10.1145/3654777.3676456
