Dr Peter Walters RCUK Fellow, Rapid Prototyping Centre for Fine Print Research Faculty of Creative Arts University of the West of England
Personal Background Industrial Design, CAD, Rapid Prototyping Toucan secateurs are a registered design and registered trademark of Sheffield Hallam University Toucan Mechanism UK Patent GB 2399783 Inventor: Peter Walters
My current role: 1. Developing a theoretical and practical overview of creative applications of rapid prototyping (3D printing) technologies in the arts and crafts
My current role: 1. Developing a theoretical and practical overview of creative applications of rapid prototyping (3D printing) technologies in the arts and crafts 2. Undertaking a technical evaluation of current 3D printing capabilities
My current role: 1. Developing a theoretical and practical overview of creative applications of rapid prototyping (3D printing) technologies in the arts and crafts 2. Undertaking a technical evaluation of current 3D printing capabilities 3. Supporting and collaborating with artists, craft practitioners and designers working with the CFPR in the creative application of 3D technologies
My current role: 1. Developing a theoretical and practical overview of creative applications of rapid prototyping (3D printing) technologies in the arts and crafts 2. Undertaking a technical evaluation of current 3D printing capabilities 3. Supporting and collaborating with artists, craft practitioners and designers working with the CFPR in the creative application of 3D technologies 4. Developing links with Bristol Robotics Laboratory, the University of Bristol, and elsewhere
What is 3D Printing? Provides physical output for computer aided design Objects are built by printing liquid binder onto plaster powder material, one layer on top of another (Z-Corporation powder-binder 3D printing) A.K.A. Rapid Prototyping, Solid Freeform Fabrication
3D Printing Evaluation: Test Pieces Comparison of 3D output (resolution/surface finish/material qualities): Photopolymer model made using the EnvisionTEC Perfactory rapid prototyping system Photopolymer model made using the Objet Geometries PolyJet 3D printing system TangoPlus rubber-like resin
Undersea Machines. 3D printed form and colour study (Peter Walters, 2009) Z-Corp Spectrum 510 powder-binder 3D print, Inner forms infiltrated with wax, outer frames not infiltrated.
Trumpet Spheres 3D printed form and colour study (Peter Walters, 2009) Z-Corp Spectrum 510 powder binder 3D print, wax infiltrated
Trumpet Tiles 3D printed form and colour study (Peter Walters, 2007) Z- Corp Spectrum 510 powder binder 3D print, wax infiltrated
Colour 3D Printing Technical Evaluation and Creative Applications: Consistency/accuracy of colour output - Comparing different post-processing/finishing methods On screen visualisation and 3D printed output colour shape blocks to aid pre-visualisation Specifying Colour and Maintaining Colour Accuracy for 3D Printing Parraman, C. Walters, P. Huson, D. Reid, B (2008) IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging Symposium, San Jose 3D Printing and Colour: Technical Evaluation and Creative Applications Walters, P. Huson, D. Parraman, C. Stanic, M. (2009) Impact Conference, Bristol
Anemone Actuator Visual and tactile display concept Communication through movement and changes in shape To inform the design of future multi-sensory (visual and tactile) interfaces Fabricated by vacuum casting silicone rubber and by direct 3D printing in photopolymer elastomer material (Objet Geometries TangoPlus resin) Walters, P. (2005) PhD Thesis, Sheffield Hallam University Walters, P. (2009) 3D Printing and Fabrication of Responsive Devices: A Comparative Investigation Society of Imaging Science and Technology, Digital Fabrication 2009, Louisville, Kentucky. 20 24 September 2009
Richard Hamilton, Hutton Award (2009)
Richard Hamilton, Hutton Award Press photographs Prime Minister Tony Blair, and Alastair Campbell Medals Of Dishonour exhibition at the British Museum, 2009 British Art Medal Trust
Richard Hamilton, designs for Hutton Award Medals Of Dishonour exhibition at the British Museum, 2009 British Art Medal Trust
Richard Hamilton, Hutton Award 3D model, Geomagic Studio
Richard Hamilton, Hutton Award Rapid prototype models CNC milled master patterns
Richard Hamilton, Hutton Award Medals Of Dishonour exhibition at the British Museum, 2009 British Art Medal Trust
Katie Davies and Peter Walters Sound Form (2008)
Recorded sound of the rapid prototyping machine at work
Recorded sound wave graph and Spectrogram X = time, y = pitch, greyscale value = volume Created using The voice software (Seeing with Sound, Peter B.L. Meijer 1996-2009)
Rhinoceros 3D polygon mesh (generated from NURBS heightfield and spherical splop ) 3D graph wrapped around a sphere representing sound from a point source 3D Sound Form Katie Davies, Peter Walters 2008
Z-Corp powder-binder 3D prints 3D Sound Form Katie Davies, Peter Walters 2008
Z-Corp powder-binder 3D prints 3D Sound Form Katie Davies, Peter Walters 2008
Z-Corp powder-binder 3D prints 3D Sound Form Katie Davies, Peter Walters 2008
Thanks Any questions? Peter2.Walters@uwe.ac.uk