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Read somewhere that there’s a whole field of research dedicated to mathematically designed, non-flat textiles. If you think of it, all we do currently is cut a
by eecc 6y ago
Read somewhere that there’s a whole field of research dedicated to mathematically designed, non-flat textiles.
If you think of it, all we do currently is cut and sew flat tiles of deformable cloth to approximate whatever curvature, but if you can print the material with the curvatures embedded it’s an interesting path to explore
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