madMeshMaker: a generative surface modeler with output to cnc routerThe madMeshMaker is a generative surface modeling environment, intended to be an intuitive and fun introduction to fabrication with computer-numerically-controlled (CNC) table routers. CNC routers have become a staple of institutions related to digital design and manufacturing for their ability to rapidly fabricate models, furniture, interior systems, and other prototypical assemblages. However, because of the inherent 3D-modeling knowledge needed to both virtually and physically design, the machinery still remains an ‘advanced topic’ in academic curriculum. The madMeshMaker dissolves this notion, allowing any novice to digital technologies to easily create a virtual model embedded with the information necessary to communicate with a CNC router.The application is intended to be distributed to freshmen architecture/design/art students, allowing them to rapidly explore and experiment with integrated digital design/fabrication technologies. With the madMeshMaker lowering the barriers-of-use, students are able to experiment more freely with the limits of what the fabrication technology can and cannot do … getting them to explore a surface through various materials, toolpaths, toolbit profiles, etc. By incorporating the application as a pedagogical tool in the beginning stages of their formal education, the goal of the madMeshMaker is to enable future designers to push beyond the conventional uses of the technology, and cultivate novel methods of design and production.See full documentaion at: golancourses.net/​2011spring/​03/​23/​madmeshmaker-a-generative-surface-modeler-with-output-to-cnc-router/​*made for Golan Levin's Interactive Art and Computational Design course | Carnegie Mellon Universityget ideas for what you can make here: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjuHrswC see how I made it here: http://vimeo.com/23522855and see demo video here: http://vimeo.com/21540790 photos/videos of modeling+making with the madMeshMaker would be greatly appreciated! please comment below so I can incorporate your experience in the next version<<