SIGGRAPH 2017 Fabricating Curves, Surfaces & Volumes

Computational Design and Automated Fabrication of Kirchhoff-Plateau Surfaces

A computational tool for designing Kirchhoff-Plateau Surfaces (planar-rod networks embedded in pre-tensioned fabric that deploy into complex, three-dimensional shapes).

Jesús Pérez Rodríguez
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Miguel A. Otaduy
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Bernhard Thomaszewski
Disney Research Zürich

Image-Based Reconstruction of Wire Art

A novel image-based method that reconstructs a wire sculpture as a set of continuous 3D wires by utilizing high-order curve primitives and exploring global as well as local data cues.

Lingjie Liu
The University of Hong Kong, University College London

Duygu Ceylan
Adobe Research

Cheng Lin
The University of Hong Kong

Wenping Wang
The University of Hong Kong

Niloy Mitra
University College London

CurveUps: Shaping Objects From Flat Plates With Tension-Actuated Curvature

This paper presents a computational approach for designing CurveUps, curvy shells that form from an initially flat state. Based on small rigid tiles held together by two pre-stretched elastic sheets attached to them, they allow realization of smooth, doubly curved surfaces that can be fabricated as a flat piece.

Ruslan Guseinov
Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Eder Miguel
Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Bernd Bickel
Institute of Science and Technology Austria

String-Actuated Curved Folded Surfaces

Introducing string-actuated curved folded surfaces that can be shaped by pulling a network of strings, which simplifies the process of creating such surfaces and making the folding motion an integral part of the design.

Martin Kilian
University College London

Aron Monszpart
University College London

Niloy J.Mitra
University College London