GENERATIVE DESIGN

The design of the structure of the chair based on loading scenarios and the thermoplastics we planned to use dictated by Autodesk Fusion 360 Generative Design suite. Over a 100 suitable designs were churned out by the algorithms reckoning traditional print parameters and printing logic based on Z-discretization and 2.5D-Printing. However, when seen from a hybrid-manufacturing standpoint, the printing strategy becomes easier and the print more plausible. We can take advantages of Hybrid Manufacturing by printing faster using a higher resolution while relying on milling for the final surface finish. Finer details or tolerances can be attained through the subsequent milling. Moreover, designs which require a lot of support material can be printed as these can be milled out in the post-processing stage, thus widening the design possibilities for additive-manufacturing by allowing overhangs.