TY - BOOK AU - Dunn,Nick TI - Digital fabrication in architecture SN - 9781856698917 AV - NA2728 .D866 2012 U1 - 720.2840285536 23 PY - 2012/// CY - London PB - Laurence King Publishing KW - AutoCAD KW - Architectural design KW - Data processing KW - Computer-aided design N1 - includes index; Includes bibliographical references and index; A brief history -- Fabricating architecture in the digital age -- Getting started -- Digital tools and machines for fabrication -- Generation : CAD ; NURBS ; Meshes ; Curvilinear formations ; Parametric and generative design ; Algorithmic architecture ; Morphogenesis ; Integration : Hybrid techniques ; Nonstandard design and mass customization -- Digital fabrication principles ; Laser cutting ; CNC milling and routing ; Rapid prototyping ; 3-D scanning ; Robotics -- Strategies : Nonlinearity and indeterminacy ; Digital tooling ; Contouring ; Folding ; Forming ; Sectioning ; Tiling ; Future fabrication of architecture -- Conclusion -- Glossary N2 - With the increasing sophistication of CAD and other design software, there is now a wide array of means for both designing and fabricating architecture and its components. This book focuses on the possibilities for architecture that can be achieved with all the different technologies and techniques available UR - http://repository.fue.edu.eg/xmlui/handle/123456789/4418 ER -