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ePaper created 2012-11-25, 16:56:14 | version 1.24.1
29 fabrication context The different phases of fabrication were mainly based on a continuous feedback- loop between a parametric approach and a craftsmanship one. Material properties and fabrication restraints of the available milling machine informed the final layout in multiple ways. To obtain a joint figure as thin as possible, steps of radius and fillet checks or nesting and measuring analysis had to be addressed. Pine plywood panels of 850mm X 1100mm X 15mm clearly influenced the di- mensioning of all the connectors. In the case of vertical branches, for example, the maximum length was naturally fixed, while for horizontal ones the material thickness dictated the clamp proportions. As a matter of fact, a 14.7 cut had to be done in order to assure enough grip to the dry joint logic. After the final project was chosen, the algorithm automatically translated the three- dimensional data onto two-dimensional planes. Subsequently the orientation of all the components into a clear planar organization was obtained by a process of nest- ing. Finally the conversion of all the geometrical outlines where easily transferred into the cutting and engraving codes of the CAD/CAM software.