Monday, February 2, 2009

Digital Fabrication Class blog

"Digital Fabrication Class" blog
http://www.iaacblog.com/2008term01/course05/

http://www.iaacblog.com/2008term01/course05/?paged=2


"The IAAC is an international centre of education and research that focuses on architecture understood as a discipline that encompasses different scales, ranging from territorial analysis, urban development, architectural projects and digital fabrications to informational environments." (Barcelona)
IaaC: http://www.iaac.net/web/en/index.php

Ponoko.com

This company is like CafePress but with lasers: Ponoko.com

Interesting examples of designs created with laser cutting:
http://blog.ponoko.com/

Users of the site also post free plans such "Pete The Plastic Pirate Puppet."

eMachineShop.com

eMachineShop.com

RP service bureau providing a wide variety of materials and processes.

Shapeways.com

Shapeways.com

Available materials & pricing:
http://www.shapeways.com/about/material-options
(material safety data sheets at bottom of page)

Also:
They keep a blog...

Where they recently posted a video of a tiny flying R/C Helicopter created with Rhino3D and printed via Shapeways.

The Making of R/C Helicopter (7 page forum thread in French, with pics)

First Post!

First Post!