Manual
- Additive Companion
- DODarius Ou
- BCBenson Chong
- Creative
- Art
- 2026
- Singapore
- Singapore Art Museum Design Collection
Summary
Manual is a fully 3D-printed book bearing raised marks of the G-code (partial) used to fabricate it, therefore embedding within the object the instructions for its own replication. Manual is a book designed to be 3D printed in a single sequence with the XY-for-Z printing method (on end rather than horizontally as with 2D paper printing that bypasses post-production, allowing the book to materialise directly on the print bed in fully bound form.
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Technology Details
- FFF (Desktop)
- Material Extrusion
- PLA
- PLA
- Filament
Process Steps
Printer category: Material Extrusion
- 1
Step 1Printing
- Technology
- Material
Application Profile
€€€
€50–€99.99
Indicative single unit production cost at time of manufacture.
Editions
Artefact
★☆☆
Can depend heavily on virgin fossil fuels, produce harmful emissions, and yield non-recyclable materials. Involves high energy consumption during material manufacturing. As an AM material, requires some re-processing after use. This rating relates to the technology type only. The design, purpose and longevity of the entire object can offset any of the technology type's negative sustainability credentials.
Material Performance