Analog Cutting

Topics

– Introduction to Rhinoceros: Rhino 2D (import from Adobe Illustrator, scale, move, copy, rotate), Rhino 3D (orient, extrude, boolean, make2D).
– Use of the scroll saw in the Fab Lab.

Instructions

Follow the Introduction to Rhinoceros (Basic and Advanced) before going to the Analog Cut video. This will give you an in-depth overview of the software and help you with other exercises throughout the semester. You can access all the tutorials by clicking on this link.


PART ONE – SECTIONS ORIENTATION

  1. Select 2 shapes generated from the previous exercise, and import them into Rhino.
  2. Orient and scale the 2 shapes to interlock them. We now refer to them as “sections”.
  3. Extrude the sections according to the thickness of the material.
  4. Shift the section through the vertical axis to generate the interlocks.
  5. Use “Make 2D” to print out the sections in an A3 paper.
  6. Use the printed sections as a template to cut different materials with the scroll saw in the Fab Lab. You can glue the printed section with a Glue stick on your PVC and MDF.

PART TWO – 2D DRAWING

  1. Use Make 2D to draw the intersecting sections in top view.
  2. Draw (complete) the top view of the volume to use it as a reference for the next exercise BLEND.

PART THREE – SAWING

  1. Cut and join two sections of MDF 2.8mm.
  2. Repeat the process 4 times: create 4 identical interlocked couples.

DELIVERY

Blog: 

  • 2-5 photos of the process
  • 2 photos of all interlocked sections mentioned above on a white background
  • Top view drawing of the sections

Deliver your work by 23:59 of the day before the next session.

Moodle:

Zipped folder named “yourname-Cut” containing: 

  • A PDF file with 10 couples and their original traced image from Digital Cut.
  • A folder with 10 couples in JPG format A3 300dpi from Digital Cut.
  • A file containing all the shapes in a vector format. File name shapes.ai max 5Mb.
  • A folder “sections wip” with 2-5 photos of the ongoing process H quality (300dpi).
  • 3D file with the 3D sections, the 2D shapes ready for the cutting process and the top view drawing.
  • 2D shapes templates for cut (1:1 scale): cutting-template.jpg max 1Mb
  • 2D top view drawing (1:1 scale): topview-design.jpg max 1Mb

Note: 

*Bonus (not part of the exercise do it in your own free time)

Read  & discuss in your digital lab book:

“A CGI Master Made a New Artwork Every Day for 10 Years. Here Are The Results” (https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/78g539/beeple-cgi-master-10-years-everydays-results)

“How One Kitchen Table in Brooklyn Became a School for Coders”(https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/02/how-one-kitchen-table-in-brooklyn-became-a-school-for-coders/252809/)