Digital Materiality

Digital Materiality

Digital Materiality is the way digital files and code become real objects through fabrication processes like 3D printing or CNC cutting. In Fabrication Theory, digital materiality means that the qualities of a digital model, such as its resolution or the way it is sliced for printing, can change the final object's texture, strength, and look. The digital file is not only a plan but a set of instructions that shape how the material is formed, layer by layer or cut by cut. This means the digital design choices, like mesh density or tool path, have a direct effect on the physical outcome, making digital settings a real part of the object's material qualities.

3D printing, tool path, mesh resolution, slicing, digital fabrication

— Kevin Green