Converting 3D Furniture Models to Fabricatable Parts and Connectors

Lau, Manfred and Ohgawara, Akira and Mitani, Jun and Igarashi, Takeo (2011) Converting 3D Furniture Models to Fabricatable Parts and Connectors. ACM Transactions on Graphics, 30 (4). ISSN 1557-7368

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Abstract

Although there is an abundance of 3D models available, most of them exist only in virtual simulation and are not immediately usable as physical objects in the real world. We solve the problem of taking as input a 3D model of a man-made object, and automatically generating the parts and connectors needed to build the corresponding physical object. We focus on furniture models, and we define formal grammars for IKEA cabinets and tables. We perform lexical analysis to identify the primitive parts of the 3D model. Structural analysis then gives structural information to these parts, and generates the connectors (i.e. nails, screws) needed to attach the parts together. We demonstrate our approach with arbitrary 3D models of cabinets and tables available online.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
ACM Transactions on Graphics
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1700/1704
Subjects:
?? COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN ??
ID Code:
49892
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Deposited On:
20 Sep 2011 10:01
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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18 Sep 2023 00:27