Author: ruohaig@andrew.cmu.edu

System objectives Starting from the traditional folding technique of pleating, our system facilitates the creation of pleating patterns through a 2D interface in Rhino. Pleat designs can be rendered in the physical world by printing the crease pattern on paper or can be rendered virtually as mesh models in Rhino or other modeling applications. “Complete
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Description Pleating, the act of inducing folds into sheet material, has long been a practice to provide mobility, shape, structure, and utility in a variety of industries around the world. With a strong presence in the textile & fabric industry, the style of the pleat and the way in which it was employed was driven
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Elizabeth Lister, Jonathan Liang, Michael Stesney, Ruohai Ge System objectives Although we initially intended to explore armatures, we narrowed the focus of our system to exploring the creation of molds with material that could be fabricated or marked by a robot. Clay was chosen for its utility, allowing us to experiment with expressive objects and
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