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Kokopelli Quickstart: Machining Parametric Living Hinges

Kokopelli Quickstart: Machining Parametric Living Hinges

By Anna Kaziunas France

Anna Kaziunas France

Anna Kaziunas France is interested practical digital fabrication focused project documentation (anything that turns codes into things), as well as adventures in synthetic biology, biohacking, personal genomics and programmable materials.

She's currently working on the forthcoming book "Design for CNC: Practical Joinery Techniques, Projects, and Tips for CNC-routed Furniture".

She’s also the Academic Dean of the global Fab Academy program, the co-author of Getting Started with MakerBot and compiled the Make: 3D Printing book.

Formerly, she worked as an editor for Make: Books, was digital fabrication editor and skill builder section editor for Make: Magazine, and directed Make:'s 2015 and 2014 3D Printer Shootout testing events.

She likes things that are computer-controlled, parametric, and open— preferably all three.

Find her on her personal site, Twitter and Facebook.

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The kokopelli living hinge example has built-in sliders that make it simple to create your own bespoke flexibles from rigid materials using digital fabrication tools.

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Turn Codes into Things: Kokopelli and Antimony

Turn Codes into Things: Kokopelli and Antimony

Matt Keeter

By Matt Keeter

Matt Keeter

Matt Keeter studied engineering at Harvey Mudd College, then got his M.S. at the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms. In his day job, he’s an electrical engineer at Formlabs. Outside of work, he creates unusual CAD systems, makes DIY electronics, volunteers at the MIT climbing wall, and goes out swing dancing.

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Kokopelli and Antimony are parametric, comparative, implicit frameworks for computer-aided design. Currently, kokopelli is suitable for 2D and 3D modeling and PCB design, and Antimony, intended to be kokopelli’s spiritual successor, is experimental and under active development.

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Fab Labs @ 10

Fab Labs @ 10

By Anna Kaziunas France

Anna Kaziunas France

Anna Kaziunas France is interested practical digital fabrication focused project documentation (anything that turns codes into things), as well as adventures in synthetic biology, biohacking, personal genomics and programmable materials.

She's currently working on the forthcoming book "Design for CNC: Practical Joinery Techniques, Projects, and Tips for CNC-routed Furniture".

She’s also the Academic Dean of the global Fab Academy program, the co-author of Getting Started with MakerBot and compiled the Make: 3D Printing book.

Formerly, she worked as an editor for Make: Books, was digital fabrication editor and skill builder section editor for Make: Magazine, and directed Make:'s 2015 and 2014 3D Printer Shootout testing events.

She likes things that are computer-controlled, parametric, and open— preferably all three.

Find her on her personal site, Twitter and Facebook.

View more articles by Anna Kaziunas France

Fab Labs are a global community of local workshops that enable invention by providing access to tools and for digital fabrication education and enrichment, which has grown to over 250 labs worldwide in ten years.

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