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Bad link address. I had to modify it here : https://www.builderonline.com/build...ampaign=BP_092823&&oly_enc_id=8675F6182945F0SOne of my x's lives in Texas...well X boss that is...
He built mansions in Texas for the likes of Michael Dell and George W Bush.
I've seen this technology before but I believe this is the first track of 3d printed (with concrete) homes..
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Thanks brother I fixed the link.... I saw this technology first about 6 years ago being done on small scale in Europe...This is pretty kick ass and yes built like a brick shit house strong and insulated.Bad link address. I had to modify it here : https://www.builderonline.com/build...ampaign=BP_092823&&oly_enc_id=8675F6182945F0S
When I was 17, my girlfriend's dad was a bricklayer. The major suburban construction boom was winding down and he was out of work 3-6 months of the year. Then when he got some work, it was 75-100 miles away. He's probably rolling over in his grave at this
Why do they call this '3D Printing' when it just a robot pouring cement?
Yah the extruder is the E axis. It runs the material your printing with ( in this case cement ) in unison with the regular X and Y and Z axis moves.They are programmed like coordinate measuring machines, probably with the same language. A bit tougher than G code for CNC machining.
They are 10 feet apart side to side but have front yards and back yards and fences separating them. I really like the idea of concrete walls but a PITA for adding electrical or plumbing after the fact...They are also slab not raised foundation so again when it comes time to repair or replace plumbing expensive PITA. Metal roofs? well it's Texas and they get some strong winds.... Having literally been in 1000's of track homes being built over the years these are pretty nice...cheaping out on some stuff but overall pretty nice...100 homes all stacked in side by each? Thanks I'll pass.
That would be about equal to a four axis machine. I wrote G code for years. Then learned CADCAM. In my last few jobs I was one of the few who actually knew what was blowing by on the screen. I could never understand how someone could stand in front of those screens running machines all day and not wanting to know what was flashingYah the extruder is the E axis. It runs the material your printing with ( in this case cement ) in unison with the regular X and Y and Z axis moves.
typically requires a shitload of lines of G code
Yah I’m not sure about coordinate measuring either. I would think the printing is done with G code They slice a 3D model in layers as thick as the deposit of building material will be and the the machine basically builds up the layers through some logical sequence. I’m still working and write some basic code. The cadcam does the tough stuff for meThat would be about equal to a four axis machine. I wrote G code for years. Then learned CADCAM. In my last few jobs I was one of the few who actually knew what was blowing by on the screen. I could never understand how someone could stand in front of those screens running machines all day and not wanting to know what was flashing
in front of them. I guess that is why they remained machine operators and I progressed. The code for coordinate measuring machines is quite different and more difficult than for CNC machining centers and CNC lathes or routers. I don't know what code they use, could be totally different and something new, I am retired and been out of the loop for awhile.
I know lots of old time tricks on the machines if interested. Towards the end of my career I took over the head of an inspection department because I wanted to learn more of CMM language. It wound up me telling the operators how to inspect parts, they knew how to program the machine but not how to inspect parts, and making fixtures to hold the parts on the table so we didn't have to set zeros each time. After that it was all paperwork for ISO 9000 compliance, drove me nuts, it only lasted two years. I had to teach the operators how to program off solids for one. I never really learned the language like I did for mills and lathes. Then I went to another programming job.Yah I’m not sure about coordinate measuring either. I would think the printing is done with G code They slice a 3D model in layers as thick as the deposit of building material will be and the the machine basically builds up the layers through some logical sequence. I’m still working and write some basic code. The cadcam does the tough stuff for me
What kind were you running just out of curiosityI know lots of old time tricks on the machines if interested.
I know lots of old time tricks on the machines if interested.
Fanucs, Mazatrol, HAAS, Brothers, OKUMA etc. Mills, Lathes, Lasers, etc. They are basically all the same except for a few codes. I found OKUMAS to be the most versatile because you could assign the work offsets as variables which you could not do with any other controller I worked with.What kind were you running just out of curiosity