Tor Alva: The Tallest 3D-Printed Building in the World
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7 hours ago
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swiftcoder
4 minutes ago
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Would be really interested to know what the building is actually for. just a tech demo? or does it have a real use?
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turbostar
6 hours ago
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Inside this building is a portal to other important areas. I’m sure of it.
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xnx
5 hours ago
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Printed in smaller pieces then assembled. Still cool, but not what the headline implies. Ikon has printed structures taller than the pieces of this building.
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giwook
3 hours ago
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I think the headline is fine tbh.

Ikon is doing some pretty cool things and perhaps there's a different nomenclature for 3D printing something as one piece (without any seams or assembly) but is something any less 3D-printed because it was printed in multiple pieces versus a single piece?

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jstanley
2 hours ago
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I think yes it is less 3d-printed if it is assembled out of multiple pieces.

How small would the pieces have to be before you say it's not a 3d-printed building? Is a building made out of 3d-printed bricks a 3d-printed building or are the bricks 3d-printed but the building not?

The limit as piece size tends to zero is that 3d-printed-ness tends to 0.

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