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Ann Marie Shillito CEO of Anarkik3D Ltd

Project: AnarkikAngels for development of Cloud9 haptic sketch modelling software

Applied artist, designer jeweller / metalsmith: • using titanium, niobium, steel, aluminium…

• new technologies: experimental, for limited quantities

• CAD (Computer Aided Design)

• laser cutting

…and 3D printing

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Research Fellow at Edinburgh College of ArtMain outcomes:• Information, better CAD, best practice• Rapid prototyping/3D printing:

• Examples : different materials /systems /purposes• Completed piece: coffee table • Tacitus Project

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Skills ConstraintsAffordances

Tacit knowledge

co-locationstereovision

2 handedness

CAD digital drawing

PrecisionRigid Geometry

Sensory FeedbackTouch, sight sound

smell

Creative ProcessGerminal phase - divergent

Exploring, Playing, Experimenting, Thinking, Searching

Practical phase –convergent

Sketching & Modelling

Haptic devices: gloves, force feedback

Rapid prototypingLayer manufacture

Laser cutting3D printing

CAM

Intuitive digital applications with transmodal and spatial interaction

Technology (quantifiable)

Design (qualitative)

Transformations

Tools

Texture, compliance, size & shape, mass

Physical Propertiesof materials:

Working Practice

shutter glasses, Motion capture, VR

Selecting, visualising

rendering

2/3D dimensions

Coherence

6DOF computer, mouse, keyboard

Solid research as base: scope of Tacitus Project:

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Creative Process:

• Germinal phase (reflecting on experience, conceiving)

• Practical phase (doing and experiencing)

Germinal Phase - goal orientated(Motivation, search/preparation, primary generator,

manipulation, conceptualisation, incubation, illumination etc.)

Practical Phase - object orientated(evaluation, action, etc.)

Externalisation(visualization,

sketching, 3D modelling)

Conceptualisation(cognitive process)

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Skills, Constraints, Tacit knowledge Manual activity for reasoning on forms Sensory feedback: Touch Sound Vision smell Touch - natural interface to real world

Working practice and Transformation Tools

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Creative Process: Germinal phase – 3D ‘sketching’

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investigating haptic technology for more intuitive way of working on computer for

Designers and Applied Artists

Barrier to creativity: Complex non-intuitive CAD interface

Mouse: 2 DOF (degrees of freedom) - Up/Down, Left/ Right

Potential solution: haptic (force-feedback) device: 6 DoF, plus stereovision and co-location

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Haptics refers to the modality of touch & associated sensory feedback.

Research devices from Sensable

HapticMaster device

Examples of haptic ‘force feedback devices:

Right: OMNI (Sensable)

Below: Delta (ForceDimension)

Right: CyberGrasp Glove

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A coherent digital modeling

system combining

haptics

6 degrees of freedom

stereovision

co-location

offers best immersive

intuitive environment for 3D

working practice

Result of empirical and

pragmatic, iterative and

user-centered studies

Results from Tacitus Research Project.

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Digital models by 4 designers – Hazel White, David Poston, Anne Finlay and Adam Paxon

Cost barrier of Haptics

Research devices: £12K plus

OMNI (right): £1K plus

Falcon (below): £200

Falcon: mass produced for Games market.

Pro: Robust.

Con: only 3 degrees of freedom – i.e. no rotation

Cloud9 sketch/modelling software and Novint’s haptic Falcon device

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Cloud9 : non complex interface and test pieces for 3D printing

www.anarkikangels.co.uk

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• crowd sourcing

• fund and develop Cloud9 sketch /modelling application

• ground breaking : using virtual touch

• intuitive, easy and fun to learn and use

• serendipity built in• Stakeholders • feedback into development

AnarkikAngels Project:

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3D Printing

Thank you. www.anarkikangels.co.uk

3D printed objects by 4 designers –

Hazel White, David Poston, Anne

Finlay and Suzanne Esser

Rap-Man 3D printer: Affordable. Also in kit form