Fabrication-aware structural form-finding for additive manufacturing – An equilibrium-based Approach – Data

README.txt

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1. Title of Dataset
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Fabrication-aware structural form-finding for additive manufacturing: An equilibrium-based Approach – Data

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2. Authors
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[List all authors with affiliations and optional contact details]
Example:
– Frederic Chovghi, Professorship of Structural Design, Department of Architecture, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, Germany
– Christiane Richter, Professorship of Structural Design, Department of Architecture, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, Germany
– Prof. Dr. Pierluigi D’Acunto, Professorship of Structural Design, Department of Architecture, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, Germany

Contact: frederic.chovghi@tum.de

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3. Description
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This dataset accompanies the paper *Fabrication-aware structural form-finding for additive manufacturing: An equilibrium-based approach*
and contains all relevant data for reproducing and understanding the workflow from computational form finding to physical fabrication.

Included files:
1. Grasshopper Definition (.ghx) — The parametric model used for form finding.
2. OBJ Files (.obj) — Generated and laser-scanned geometries for comparison.
3. MP4 Files (.mp4) — Videos documenting the additive manufacturing / robotic printing process.

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4. File Overview
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| File Type | Folder / File Name Example | Description |
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| .ghx | /scripts/form_finding_definition.ghx | Grasshopper file performing structural form finding. |
| .obj | /geometry/generated_form.obj /geometry/laser_scan.obj | Mesh geometries: computational vs. scanned. |
| .mp4 | /videos/printing_sequence_01.mp4 | Video documentation of the printing process. |

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5. Software Requirements
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– Rhinoceros 7 or later
– Grasshopper (pre-installed with Rhino)
– Optional plug-ins: Karamba3D, Human
– Any 3D viewer for .obj files (e.g., MeshLab, Rhino, Blender)
– Standard media player for .mp4 files

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6. Data Usage and Reproduction
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To reproduce the workflow:
1. Open the .ghx file in Rhino + Grasshopp