blender – Design and Manufacturing Futures Lab

Brixelation Tool Demonstration

Posted 3rd October 2019 David MathiasLeave a commentPosted in Hybrid Prototyping, Projects

As the PhD draws to a close, I have produced a demonstration video of the Brixelation tool. It allows Hybrid Prototypes (LEGO + FDM Printing) to be easily created from 3D geometry. The flow diagram below shows how the tool works. This tool was created as a Blender plug-in – leveraging the powerful functionality of […]

Introducing Brixelate & Kitify

Posted 7th June 20187th June 2018 David MathiasLeave a commentPosted in Modular Prototyping, Projects

Brixelate and Kitify are two Blender addons written in Python that help designers create physical, editable versions of their designs. Check out the video below to see them in action. Brixelate Brixelate takes an 3D object and packs it full of LEGO bricks. The type of LEGO bricks used can be changed, as well as […]