The FreeD - A handheld digital milling device for craft and fabrication

Amit Zoran; Joseph A. Paradiso

doi:10.1145/2380296.2380299

The FreeD - A handheld digital milling device for craft and fabrication

Amit Zoran^*, Joseph A. Paradiso

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Abstract

We present an approach to combine digital fabrication and craft that is focused on a new fabrication experience. The FreeD is a hand-held, digitally controlled, milling device. It is guided and monitored by a computer while still preserving gestural freedom. The computer intervenes only when the milling bit approaches the 3D model, which was designed beforehand, either by slowing down the spindle's speed or by drawing back the shaft. The rest of the time it allows complete freedom, allowing the user to manipulate and shape the work in any creative way. We believe The FreeD will enable a designer to move in between the straight boundaries of established CAD systems and the free expression of handcraft.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Adjunct Proceedings of the 25th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST'12
Pages	3-4
Number of pages	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2380296.2380299
State	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes
Event	25th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2012 - Cambridge, MA, United States Duration: 7 Oct 2012 → 10 Oct 2012

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Name	Adjunct Proceedings of the 25th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST'12

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Conference	25th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	Cambridge, MA
Period	7/10/12 → 10/10/12

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Computer-aided Design (CAD)
Milling

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Zoran, A., & Paradiso, J. A. (2012). The FreeD - A handheld digital milling device for craft and fabrication. In Adjunct Proceedings of the 25th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST'12 (pp. 3-4). (Adjunct Proceedings of the 25th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST'12). https://doi.org/10.1145/2380296.2380299

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Zoran, A & Paradiso, JA 2012, The FreeD - A handheld digital milling device for craft and fabrication. in Adjunct Proceedings of the 25th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST'12. Adjunct Proceedings of the 25th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST'12, pp. 3-4, 25th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2012, Cambridge, MA, United States, 7/10/12. https://doi.org/10.1145/2380296.2380299

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Adjunct Proceedings of the 25th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST'12. 2012. p. 3-4 (Adjunct Proceedings of the 25th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST'12).

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