A gun "Protopiper" that can produce a prototype that shows the size of the furniture in its actual size

By outputting a tubular object that can be easily folded or adhered to a wall, it is possible to create prototypes of furniture of the actual size "Protopiper"is. Before actually buying furniture, it can be confirmed that "What makes you feel when you put it in a room?" Or you can shape various three-dimensional objects while going through imagination.

Protopiper - Hasso - Plattner - Institut
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You can check how Protopiper creates a prototype of furniture from the following movie.

Protopiper: Physically Sketching Room - Sized Objects at Actual Scale - YouTube


A man who came into the room with a gunlike "Protopiper" in hand.


When Protopiper is turned to the floor ......


A stick-like thing came out.


Bend stick shaped ... ...


We will shape it square.


I will make a number of square frames.


Create rectangular parallelepiped by combining frames.


I will continue to increase the stick more and more.


Once creation of a green three-dimensional object came to an end, this time I started to output something with an orange stick.


Take your feet ......


A simple prototype of the sofa and table is completed.


If you have a furniture you want, you can make a prototype with Protopiper and you can check on "1/1 scale" that "When you put furniture here, you will feel like this".


I made a cabinet like this.


The handle will open properly.


microwave.


This is also an opening and closing ceremony.


The real thing of Protopiper looks like this.


If you look closely it is not a bar but a cylinder that is output.


Cut is done succcessfully.


It seems that something like cellotape is used for the material.


The tape is coming and rolled ......


It is output as a cylinder.


It seems that cutting is done not by a cutter but by heat.


Adhesive solution is attached to one side of the tape, and it is possible to put it in an open state which is not tubular with the feeling like the following at the time of cutting ......


It can be stuck to another material.


It is also possible to adhere to the wall.


Two people making something extensive.


It was volleyball's net that was completed. "Setting a net for a ballet in a room" is quite difficult, but it seems easy if you use Protopiper.


Although it is not sand, "Sand castle"


In addition, you can make a hat and a deck chair and can also play beach.


With this kind of feeling, it is possible to produce modeled objects of only framework, not only to check the scale of furniture, but also for creative play.