Online workshop

Introduction to Digital Fabrication

Laser Cutting, 3D Printing, CNC Milling for Beginners

(2nd edition)

drivenbyvolumes.io

CONTEXT

This workshop is part of DRIVEN by Volumes, an incubation program aiming to embed Advanced Computational Design Strategies in Early Stage Entrepreneurship for a Circular Economy.

DRIVEN is operated by VOLUMES Creative and Productive Hub in Paris. Volumes is partner of EU Horizon 2020 Reflow Project, which is focusing on co-creating circular resource flows in cities.

WORKSHOP BRIEF

Digital fabrication is a design and manufacturing workflow where digital data directly drives manufacturing equipment to produce all sorts of part geometries.

This workshop will explore the various workflows to implement data driven design for circular economy. We will cover techniques to design with waste or left over from the building industry as input materials, from transforming data into 3d models, to physical prototypes using iterative and agile design processes.

From the software to the hardware for CNC cutting to additive and subtractive manufacturing tools, the core goal of the workshop is to provide participants with the necessary foundation for creating designs thoughtful of the fabrication and assembly processes with the challenging complexity of circular economy.

TOPICS AND CONTENTS

• Working with external data in Grasshopper
• Custom design with reused materials
• Management of custom parts : sorting, labelling
• Nesting and optimization for parts production
• Understanding the basics of CAM manufacturing for quick prototyping
• Export drawings and data for production

DETAILS AND REGISTRATION

Please carefully check drivenbyvolumes.io before buying your ticket.

OTHER PRACTICAL INFORMATION

• Online live sessions take place every day from Monday Nov. 23th to Friday Nov. 27th, from 4pm tp 8pm CET (Central European Time)
• Main Language: English. Tutors and organizers also speak French, Italian and Spanish.
• Hosted on Zoom
• Chat support provided on Slack
• Minimum number of participants: the workshop will be activated with a minimum of 10 participants. Otherwise organizers can make the decision to cancel the event; in this case the tickets will be fully refunded.

JOIN OUR LEARNING COMMUNITY

Registration fees includes :

• Special access to the Driven team to discuss about your idea to incubate
• One year access to the digital platform of Driven, to stay connected with the community
• - 20% discount for any other DRIVEN workshop (valid until august 2021, contact us for more details)

MORE INFO ABOUT DRIVEN

• About the Incubation program > http://drivenbyvolumes.io/introduction-to-digital-fabrication-2nd-edition/
• About the workshop series and other upcoming workshops > drivenbyvolumes.io/workshops
• About the Incubation program > drivenbyvolumes.io/about

IMAGES CREDIT : Supercube. Photo Aurélien Chen.