Gallery: Wooden Measuring Tools Transfer Data Directly to Your Computer

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    of Instruments and Archetypes Joris Peskens

    For its Of Instruments and Archetypes project, Unfold partnered with Jesse Kirschner of Kirschner3D and interaction designer Penny Webb to create a series of wireless instruments that send data directly to a computer.
  • The set of wood and brass tools—a calliper protractor and tape measurer—gather data and transfer it directly to modeling...
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    The set of wood and brass tools—a calliper, protractor and tape measurer—gather data and transfer it directly to modeling software on a computer in real time. No display screen necessary.
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    Sensors collect measurements and then directly alter the object you're designing in the software.
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    davidpeskensof Instruments and Archetypes angle measurer - © foto by David Peskens

    It doesn't make a lot of sense to use the tools to create totally new objects.
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    of Instruments and Archetypes caliperfoto by David Peskens

    But rather the team envisions the tools being used to alter archetypal objects.
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    of Instruments and Archetypes tape measurer foto by David Peskens

    “We see these digital measuring tools as essential accessories for owners of 3-D printers,” the group explains.
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