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I 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 (wi
by giwook 6mo ago
I 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 6mo 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_ 6mo 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 6mo ago"how complex is your apartment complex?"
- giwook 6mo 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.