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SketchChair: an all-in-one chair design system for end users

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SketchChair is an application that allows novice users to control the entire process of designing and building their own chairs. Chairs are designed using a simple 2D sketch-based interface and design validation tools, and are then fabricated from sheet materials, cut by a laser cutter or CNC milling machine. This paper presents the concepts and details of SketchChair, and both miniature and full-sized chairs are designed using the application. We conclude with results and insights from a workshop in which novice users designed their own model chairs.

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TEI '11: Proceedings of the fifth international conference on Tangible, embedded, and embodied interaction
January 2011
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DOI:10.1145/1935701
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  1. customization
  2. fabrication
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  4. sketch-based modeling
  5. user interface
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