Should the Traces of Digital Fabrication Be Left?

A parametric space that retains traces of digital manufacturing. The cross-section of the wooden ribs shows subtle tool marks and rounded internal corners left by CNC milling; positioning slots and numbering are left on the components without being sanded off; laser-cut edges of metal parts have slight heat-affected colors. These traces explain how the objects were made, serving as honest details. Avoid: sanding off all processing marks to create a perfect surface, covering component cross-sections with veneer, adding fake handmade distressed marks, making components look like injection-molded products.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個保留加工痕跡的參數化空間。木肋的斷面上看得到 CNC 切削留下的細微刀痕與圓角的內轉角;定位用的插槽與編號被留在構件上沒有磨掉;金屬件的雷射切割邊緣有輕微的熱影響色。這些痕跡說明了東西是怎麼做出來的,是誠實的細節。避免:把所有加工痕跡打磨掉做成完美表面、用貼皮遮住構件的斷面、加入手工做舊的假痕跡、讓構件看起來像模具射出的成品。