SPCTR is an experiment focused on both material reduction and aesthetics by utilising Voronoi structures. The primary objective was to find a way to reduce the volume of materials used to produce an object while maintaining an organic aesthetic as a second goal.
First, a simple geometric case was designed, as seen in fig.1. The purpose of the case is to protect the camera while making sure that the camera's buttons are easily accessible, making it practical.
The second step involved applying material reduction techniques to the base design by using Voronoi patterns as skeletal structures. These patterns were seeded several times to generate various frames for comparison fig. 2. These were later developed to obtain their volumes. In its unoptimized state (base design), the product consumed more material. With PLA as a test material, the base design used approximately 12.4m // 37g of material.
Each of the designs was exported for material analysis to identify the most optimal option in terms of material reduction. The table below lists the required material for each corresponding design.
Combining all these generated skeletal structures approximately sums up the original model's volume.
The final frame design was selected based on the reasoning that it had the least material usage of 5.4m or 16.2g. In addition to the considerations of efficiency, the aesthetic qualities of the design were also taken into account.
