How 3D printing improves architecture modeling:
3D printed apartment cross-section.
Businesses face three major challenges in building architectural mock-ups and scale models
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Balance accuracy and production time
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Ensure repeatability of results
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Achieve superior aesthetics
Streamlined process
A 3D printer can fabricate a scale model of a proposed structure based on a CAD design which is usually available at this stage of creative process in architecture.
Results repeatability
Unlike human model makers, a 3D printer relies on technology rather than craftsmanship which leads to almost perfectly repeatable results.
Superior precision
Model making in architecture requires utmost precision down to tenths of a millimeter. Desktop 3D printers can easily achieve that level of dimensional accuracy.
Ease of use
A 3D plug & play printer can be operated by anyone at the office. There is no need for extensive training or engineering expertise.
Workflow in architecture modeling
Architecture modeling with 3D printers can be done in four simple steps. Here's how it works.
Step 1: CAD design
A 3D printer can work with the 3D models previously used for architecture rendering.
Step 2: 3D printing
A model can be 3D printed within 1-3 days, depending on its size.
Step 4: Assembly
Larger mock-ups or layout models are assembled from 3D printed parts.
Step 3: Post-processing
3D printed models are post-processed if necessary.
Step 1: CAD design
A 3D printer can work with the 3D models previously used for architecture rendering.
Step 2: 3D printing
A model can be 3D printed within 1-3 days, depending on its size.
Step 3: Post-processing
3D printed models are post-processed if necessary.
Step 4: Assembly
Larger mock-ups or layout models are assembled from 3D printed parts.
3D printing architectural mock-ups
3D printers are used by top-tier architects to build scale mock-ups of their projects. Designers at Barozzi Veiga Architects based in Barcelona, Spain, 3D printed concept models of their award-winning philharmonic hall now located in Szczecin, Poland.
Technologies for architecture modeling
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Small size parts with complex geometry
Resin 3D printing technologies like the Zortrax UV LCD are best for fabricating small yet intricately designed details.
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Medium size parts with simple geometry
LPD technology is the most cost-efficient for making simple medium size objects that can become parts of large layout models.
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Medium size models with complex geometry
LPD Plus technology is best for intricately designed, medium size models like movable structures or organic shapes.
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Aesthetically pleasing medium size models
SVS automated post-processing devices can be used with LPD or LPD Plus printers to achieve superior surface aesthetics.
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