Geometric Infrastructure For Additive Manufacturing - Elissa Ross - METAFOLD - CDFAM Berlin

Recorded at CDFAM Computational Design Symposium, Berlin, 2024
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Infrastructure consists of the basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a system. 3D printing has highlighted cracks in the foundations of the geometric infrastructure for digital manufacturing, illustrated by time-consuming workflows, bloated file sizes, and projects that can’t get off the ground or never see commercialization.
Geometric infrastructure for additive manufacturing must be optimized for ease of integration to deliver the key benefits of additive manufacturing, namely optimized designs and automated customization. We illustrate the impact of an API-first approach to software tooling for additive manufacturing through several case studies.