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“3Dプリンティングのない世界は想像できません。機能しないでしょう！”
JBJonathan BenhamuFounder of HYTAC and lecturer at ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich
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ETH Zurich case study in numbers
ETH Zurichは、科学技術分野における世界有数の大学の一つです。その建築学科では、Hybrid Timed Architecture (HYTAC) プログラムが100台以上のOriginal Prusa 3Dプリンターを稼働させ、建築デザインを現実のものにしています。
- 1855year founded
- 25,000total students enrolled
- 100+Original Prusa 3D printers
300+students trained per term
During their first week, over 300 architecture students are divided into groups to learn CAD, slicing, and 3D printing.
From the first week to a grand exhibition
- 問題300人以上の建築学生の多くにとって、これは急速な没入です。彼らは日々のワークフローに役立つよう、設計、スライス、プリントの方法を迅速に習得する必要があります。
- 解決策Through hands on learning via the "3D Jony" platform and classroom exercises, the HYTAC program gets students up to speed immediately, dividing tasks between CAD drawing, model preparation, and machine assembly.
- 価値By the end of the week, the students are successfully printing their own models, and everything culminates in a large exhibition showcasing their new skills.
“I saw all these models, which I found really interesting, and I wondered how they were made in just one week. And that was thanks to 3D printing.”
Jonas Jost, first year architecture student
Building the machines they learn on
- 問題Integrating 3D printing into an architectural curriculum requires students to deeply understand the tools they use rather than treating them as a black box.
- 解決策学生は最初の1週間で機械に触れます。300人以上の建築学生がグループに分かれ、Original Prusa 3Dプリンターキットの組み立てを任されます。これは2日以内に完了する必要があります。
- 価値Through assembly, design, and slicing, the students bridge the gap between theoretical research and practical applications.
“In the end, every 3D printer we have, has been built by our students so it has the added value of them knowing how it works and being able to fix it themselves.”
Jonathan Benhamu, lecturer at ETH Zurich
A neighbourhood of Barcelona, printed at model scale
- ProblemStudents need to master key architectural principles: modeling in CAD software, analyzing context, scaling, detailing, and organizing a massive cooperative workflow.
- Solution学生たちは、トーレ・アグバールとボガテルビーチを特徴とするバルセロナの人気エリアであるエル・ポブレノウをモデル化しました。彼らはArchiCADを使用して2D分析を大規模な3Dモデルに変換し、数週間かけて印刷しました。Printed onOriginal Prusa MK4S
- Value印象的な最終モデルはショールーム全体を埋め尽くしています。
A lab on the roof built for 100 printers
- ProblemOperating a fleet of over 100 3D printers safely in a university environment requires strict measures for fire safety, ventilation, and air filtration.
- SolutionSet up in collaboration with Professor Andrea Deplazes, the 3D lab is located inside a specially developed high tech container on the roof of the architecture department. All 3D printers are housed in a temperature controlled and well ventilated room, safely stored behind glass doors.
- Value3Dプリンティングラボを常に最新の状態に保つため、HYTACは毎年20台のプリンターを学生に割引価格で販売し、20台の新品と交換しています。
Could your students build the machines they learn on?
Tell us what you teach. We will come back with the machines, the materials and the way other faculties set their labs up.
Still not sure where 3D printing fits your production?
See what other organizations print: an architecture studio, a collider, a hangar, a car plant, a trauma center.
Customer story MASSLAB
MASSLAB prints master plans clients can rearrange
The 40 person Porto architecture studio has printed nearly all of its models since 2021. Buildings, parks and terrain come out as separate swappable pieces, so a roofline changes during the meeting instead of after it.
- 40people in Porto
- 2021nearly all model making printed since
- 2dual head Original Prusa XL printers
“MASSLAB models buildings, parks and terrain as individually swappable printed pieces, so a master plan can be rebuilt on the table instead of remade.”
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