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Printed in smaller pieces then assembled. Still cool, but not what the headline implies. Ikon has printed structures taller than the pieces of this building.
by xnx 7mo ago
Printed in smaller pieces then assembled. Still cool, but not what the headline implies. Ikon has printed structures taller than the pieces of this building.
- giwook 7mo agoI think the headline is fine tbh. Ikon is doing some pretty cool things and perhaps there's a different nomenclature for 3D printing something as one piece (without any seams or assembly) but is something any less 3D-printed because it was printed in multiple pieces versus a single piece?
- jstanley 7mo agoI think yes it is less 3d-printed if it is assembled out of multiple pieces. How small would the pieces have to be before you say it's not a 3d-printed building? Is a building made out of 3d-printed bricks a 3d-printed building or are the bricks 3d-printed but the building not? The limit as piece size tends to zero is that 3d-printed-ness tends to 0.
- QuantumNomad_ 7mo agoI wonder what happens if we go in the other direction. Instead of printing a single building as one piece, what if we print a whole city block as a single piece. Are those buildings 3d-printed then, or are they just part of a 3d-printed bigger whole? Asking seriously btw.
- NooneAtAll3 7mo ago"how complex is your apartment complex?"
- giwook 7mo agoI disagree. You're using a 3D printer in both cases. 3D printers print three-dimensionally, as they do. Requiring assembly is more of a qualifier. It isn't just set-it-and-forget-it the way a single piece is.