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dc.contributor.advisorHenry Holtzman.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCarr, David (David Alexander)en_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Program in Media Arts and Sciences.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-28T18:48:44Z
dc.date.available2012-02-28T18:48:44Z
dc.date.copyright2011en_US
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69242
dc.descriptionThesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, 2011.en_US
dc.descriptionThis electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.en_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of thesis.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 73-75).en_US
dc.description.abstractThis work proposes a new class of design and fabrication interfaces for digitally created objects, which the author terms augmented fabrication machines. By enhancing traditional fabrication machines with rich new input and output capabilities, augmented fabrication machines have the potential to ease design iteration, facilitate the incorporation of outside physical objects, and increase the overall transparency of the design and fabrication process-all of which, the author contends, will encourage and improve individuals' use of fabrication technologies for the creation of personal objects. In addition to introducing the concept of augmented fabrication machines, the second major contribution of this work is its development of Part Preview. Part Preview, in essence, is an augmented fabrication machine application that improves accuracy and usability by incorporating all relevant digital and physical factors such as the toolpath, raw material stock, and machine environment to generate an accurate "preview" of the final object before fabrication takes place. After reviewing modern digital fabrication technology and outlining the traditional digital object design and fabrication workflow, this work identifies several areas for improvement. The author then discuss two earlier augmented fabrication machine projects, Eat Your Face and CopyCAD, aimed at addressing these shortcomings. This work then turns to a comprehensive discussion of Part Preview, examining its underlying principles and technology in detail. Part Preview's improvements to the functionality and usability of fabrication machines are quantified by way of a user study, which both qualitatively and quantitatively compares processes incorporating Part Preview to the existing design and fabrication workflow.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby David Carr.en_US
dc.format.extent82 p.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectArchitecture. Program in Media Arts and Sciences.en_US
dc.titlePrint preview for the fabrication of physical objectsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.M.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentProgram in Media Arts and Sciences (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
dc.identifier.oclc776146021en_US


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