2. Digital bodies#
During this week I created a tailor’s mannequin using laser cutting, and corrugated cardboard. During the lesson I sketched the possibilities I had available based on my 3D modeling skills and on previous experiences in laser cutting.
Scanning#
In Wemake there was the possibility to use kinect with the Skanect software to be able to scan objects and people. We wanted to try this technique but personally I did not satisfy for the poor definition. I would have liked to scan some more useful body details for design olso an accessory.
Mesh Restore#
I scanned a tailor’s manikin because my personal scan result was really terrible ad dfficult to obtain. The object was still and the scanner read the surfaces well. After scanning, I fixed the imperfections with the mashmixer software.
Slicing#
To create the slices I used Slicer for Fusion 360. As soon as I imported the model in the program and inclined the direction of the layers to get a thick plot. In the opposite sense, however, I have eliminated most of the sections making them pass into the structurally most important points of the manikin.
After the material and the shape of the layers then I focused my attention on the use of a few sheets of cardboard, decreasing the section plan even more.
For the corrugated cardboard I’ve used
three sheets 1189x841 mm with a thickness of 6 mm
I exported the file in order to optimize the arrangement of the parts in the plates on Illustrator occupying only two plates and a small portion of the third.
Lasercutting#
it was the first time that I used the tool for laser cutting on my own, but it happened in the past to do some projects using this technology. I used Slicer for Fusion 360 to be able to automatically obtain joints with correct thicknesses and the pieces in addition to the assembly order that I followed to be able to mount the mannequin.
Mannequin Assembly#
I managed to quickly realize my initial idea where the layers of the model cross in oblique corners. I wanted to preserve many layers only in one direction and to reduce to the minimum necessary for a rigid structure in the opposite direction. The sections pass through the most important points of the dummy, like the breast and the waist, from one side. The manikin is a static structure but is perceived as moving, since depending on the point of view the panels are perceived as full or empty.
FabricAcademy_mannequin assebly from Greta Dalessandro on Vimeo.
Files#
obj#
Digital Mannequin Contest#
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rlGfSzNw14TvGmkJVclygnaGBlo43sXN