3D Printing bio-composite
The relationship between the designer and the materials is something intimate, it is a choice dictated by the function but also by the sensitivity of the designer.
With the 3D Printing bio-composite workshop we want to enhance this bond, offering participants the opportunity not only to choose the materials, but to create them and experiment firsthand.
The heart of the workshop will be the use of manual or digital extruders for 3D printing, to work with organic waste materials. This practical approach allows for direct and intuitive experimentation, transforming the design gesture into an almost artisanal act.
Participants will create a mini collection of materials/textures, combining the possibilities of 3D printing with the use of biomaterials of organic origin for multilayered biosurface.
20 – 21 – 22 of June
3 days – 14 hours – online
BIOCOMPOSITE MATERIALS
Between theory and practice we will focus on biocomposite materials suitable for 3D printing based on cellulos and organic waste.
Biocomposites presentation
Composition element funtions
Biocomposites recipes based on organic wastes
20th of June
15:00 -19:00 (GMT+2)
COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN
In the second part we will open Grasshopper to create Tile pattern as well as the code for 3D printing.
Mesh analysis
Topology path generation
Material association with geometry
21st of June
10:00 -15:00 (GMT+2)
3D PRINTING
Exporting Gcode file from grasshopper and 3D print the generated geometry path with the Biocomposite materials from day 1.
Extract Gcode from grasshopper
3D Printing setting for Biocomposite
Print geometry with 2 or 3 materials
22nd of June
10:00 -15:00 (GMT+2)
from 250€ to 390€
You can join the workshop for €250, or go for the €390 option which includes the QZ Portable extruder.
Useful info
Hard skills: This workshop mixes three wide technologies, biomaterial, computational design and 3D printing, for this reason we hardly recommend having a good experience at least in one of those.
Materials: The participant will be provided with the list of materials they need to purchase to make the recipens.
Softwares: We will us Rhinoceros 7/8 and Grasshopper
To 3D print:
If you don’t have a LDM Printer you can adapt your FDM Printer with QZ Portable extruder
To manually extrude:
You can use just a QZ Portable extruder
or you can use a Sirynge
With the participant we will shared:
Workshop records: Workshop days will be recorded and participants will have access for 1 month.
Material recipes.
Grasshopper script to generate Gcode.
The workshop will be run in Zoom Platform and we will use a Miro board to share and present information.
In which language will the workshop be held? English
Do I need a 3D Printer? No, a 3D Printer is not mandatory, you could use a manual syringe.