Framing Objects
Gabrielle Clune
This workshop introduced students to the 3-axis CNC router through design and fabrication of a frame for holding object(s). Students developed a facility for designing with fabrication in mind, understanding the tool capacities and strategies for making with the 3-axis CNC router. Prototyped parts were assembled creating 3D frames using 2D cutting operations. Students gained a knowledge of workflow for proper 3D modeling and file management for CNC routing. The designed parts were CNC routed using 1/2” plywood and assembled.
This workshop touched on construction and fabrication challenges such as tolerances, material properties, and assembly through a short design-based project in which students created a frame/holder for specific domestic object(s). While design work addressed how best to cradle the objects in question, the making of the frame/holder was the final deliverable. In this workshop students investigated the relationships between digital design with physical making using CNC technology.
