Creating "Marble Fountain": A Procedurally Generated 3D Printed Art Piece
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chris_overseas
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Summary
The article describes the creation of "Marble Fountain," a complex 3D printed art piece using procedural generation techniques. The author, who started working at Formlabs in 2023, wanted to leverage access to high-quality 3D printers to create the most complicated algorithmic structure possible. The project explores how complexity is essentially free in 3D printing, with design limitations primarily being the time spent in CAD software rather than manufacturing constraints.
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I wanted to print the most complicated art piece I could think of. Marble Fountain is what I came up with.
I really enjoy procedural generation, especially systems designed to work with hardware outputs.
After starting work at Formlabs in September of 2023 and gaining access to much nicer printers than I was used to, I started wanting to tackle some large algorithmic structure projects.
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