Many artists today turn to DIGITAL FABRICATION for the creation of their work - these technologies have dramatically transformed the field and have provided new fabrication possibilities previously unheard of. In some cases, these processes may be more time consuming than hand cutting material or inappropriate for the material that the artist would like to work with, in other cases these processes are a true time saver and essential for the level of precision cutting desired. Popular processes include laser cutting, vinyl cutting, 3-d printing, 3-d scanning, CNC (computer numerical control) router cutting or carving and digital stone carving. Robotics is a related field - Arduino is a popular tool for programming that can assist in the creation of movement or incorporation of light into art objects.
Vector 2D Software: (for straight cuts using the laser cutter or CNC router)
Adobe Illustrator
CorelDraw
Inkscape
3D Modeling Software: (for 3D printing or 3D cutting on the CNC router)
Rhino 3D (Commercial software) Most common software Solidworks (Commercial software)Autocad (Commercial software)Sketch-up (Freeware and Pro options)Autodesk 123D (Freeware)Blender (Opensource)Zbrush (Commercial software)Sculptris (Freeware)
Robotics Software:
Arduino: http://arduino.cc/
Local Digital Fabrication Labs:
Fab Lab DC
1418 North Capitol Street, NW,
Washington DC
www.fablabdc.org
Fab Lab Baltimore
Building H, Room H145
CCBC Catonsville
800 South Rolling Road
Catonsville, MD 21228
www.fablabbaltimore.org
Local Robotics Labs:
HacDC
St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church, third floor
1525 Newton St. NW
Washington DC
202-556-HACK (4225) call before arriving unannounced
http://www.hacdc.org
Baltimore NODE
403 E Oliver St
Baltimore, MD 21202
www,baltimorenode.org
Outsourcing your cutting/printing:
Ponoko
https://www.ponoko.com/
Shapeways
http://www.shapeways.com
Sculpteo
http://www.sculpteo.com/en/
Materialise
http://i.materialise.com/
3D hubs
http://www.3dhubs.com/
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Barry X Ball, Envy, 2008-2010.
Golden Honeycomb Calcite, stainless steel |
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| Richard Dupont, Untitled #5, 2008 |
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| Wim Delvoye, Twisted Dump Truck (Counterclockwise, Scale Model 1:5. Nickel-plated steel; laser-cutting |
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