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BID Kick-off Meeting, Feb.15, 2002

BID Kick-off Meeting, Feb.15, 2002. Usable Design Tools & Skills Carlo H. Séquin University of California, Berkeley. I have been a designer for 30 years…. Most recently: CAD for Artists.

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BID Kick-off Meeting, Feb.15, 2002

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  1. BID Kick-off Meeting, Feb.15, 2002 Usable Design Tools & Skills Carlo H. Séquin University of California, Berkeley

  2. I have been a designer for 30 years…

  3. Most recently: CAD for Artists • How can we use the visualization power offered by computer graphics and by computer-controlled rapid prototyping for the design of geometrical sculptures?

  4. “Hyperbolic Hexagon II” (wood) Brent Collins

  5. SLIDE-UI for “Viae Globi” Shapes

  6. Viae Globi: “Maloja” -- FDM part • A rather winding Swiss mountain pass road in the upper Engadin.

  7. A Different Family: “Galapagos 5”

  8. My Agenda within BID • Teaching Applicable Design Skills • Developing Better CAD Tools & Methods. Tight coupling:Research  Instruction

  9. BID Issues • Different fields of design have the same key issues, but different nomenclatures. Goals:  Unify the language;  Create a catalog of issues,  a list of potential solutions.

  10. Doing Design • In my courses on graphics and on geometrical design, I found that students often acquire a decent overview of various CAD tools & design techniques – but only at a textbook level. • When asked to design a plastic spoon, they are completely stumped or come up with totally impractical design plans.  My goal is to remedy this situation.

  11. (my) “BID Manifesto” The proof of any new methods lies in their application to relevant design problems. • Apply new theories & methods of design. • Have the students actually design things – which then (hopefully) prove to be demonstratively better than earlier design.

  12. Research Projects (1) Better Surface Design Tools: • Based on optimization of a functional • E.g., MVS (for aesthetics) • Fewer controls to manipulate • Explicit consideration of constraints • Automatic attainment of some quality objectives.

  13. Research Projects (2) CAD tools for Ideation, Informal Prototyping: • Mimick the best of: clay, wire, paper, scotch-tape, styrofoam … • Without the adversity of: messy glue, gravity, strength limits … • Make available pseudo-physical materials that bend as nicely as steel wire, and stretch like a nylon hose, but are strong as titanium, and as transparent as quartz …

  14. Research Projects (3) with Sara McMains Develop a haptic, immersive VR work station for telecollaborative design across the internet See in 3D, Touch, feel, Annotate, Modify, Share, Discuss …

  15. Research Projects (4) with Paul Wright Vague Idea Concept Mock-up CAD Model Proc.Plan, CNC File Prototype Part Commercial Product Design for Manufacturability, including Rapid Prototyping, and Injection-Mold Making. • Speeding up “Art to Part”(or actually: “Inspiration to Income”) • “Manufacturing-aware” CAD tools.(show limitations of fabrication process during all design phases.)

  16. Projects (4 cont.) with Paul Wright Physical Rapid Prototypes: • For early user testing, • and hands-on feedback • in application context. Zcorp 3D-printer FDM

  17. Interdisciplinary Design (4 cont.) DUCADE DFM Rules AP 210 MCAD ECAD Mold Viability AP 203 Mold Mfg.-ability AP 210 AP 203 Feature Recognizer MOSIS chip fab./pack. Cybercut Pipeline Mechanical Casings Cut Mold (Out source/In-House) PCB Assembly (Outsource) PCB

  18. Design Domain Coupling (4 cont.) Button Mote Design from NEST Group Coupling = • PCB Contact Pads and Lid Access Holes are considered features • Access Holes are coupled to Contact Pads geometrically by position and size • Alteration of center location of Contact Pads (Electrical Domain) will drastically effect Access Holes (Mechanical Domain) center locations.

  19. Research Projects (5) with Willing Artists Continue to explore theArt-Math Connection …

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