Creating Fluid, Double-Curved Shapes Through Non-planar 3D Printing

Interior view of the Fluid Forms structure. Image © Andrei JipaAs an additive manufacturing method, 3D printing has been characterized by the construction of objects through the horizontal deposition of material, layer by layer. This still restricts, nonetheless, the manufacture of elements and limits the shape of early prototypes to within the range that allows the addition of material in a single direction, making it difficult to create complex shapes with smooth curves.However, the team