“The order defined in the layer mapping setup will be used for applying the toolpaths, and users can now control the order of the toolpaths while defining how the part will be machined. Product manager Chip Martin says the order of layers and machining styles can now be modified. Updates to the automation manager in ALPHACAM 2021 assist users to prepare jobs for processing as well as managing them. An array of new and enhanced functionality, and seamless integration with other software packages, ensures the latest release of ALPHACAM stays at the forefront of helping manufacturers create Smart Factories, in line with Industry 4.0. Drawing on a range of international case studies, the authors trace the effect that advances in technology have had on design and construction in this field, providing a clear understanding of the structure, morphology, design process and construction technology, and examining both the application and constraints of timber gridshells in architectural design.Hexagon has launched ALPHACAM 2021. This timely book charts the origin and evolution of the timber gridshell and its relation to timber lattice architecture. Recent developments in digital design, 3-D modelling software and timber fabrication technologies, as well as trends towards low- carbon construction, have further reinforced architects’ interest in the use of lightweight timber grids and lattice structures. Over the last fifty years, more sophisticated ‘webs of wood’ have emerged, with timber gridshells in particular becoming a structurally expressive form of architecture.

History, people have constructed simple timber lattice shelters, such as the tepee or yurt, covered with animal skins, leaves, grasses and woven fabrics.

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