Academic
Workshop

2025-10-18

COMPAS Timber (ETH × NYCU)

Workshop

This workshop used COMPAS as the core framework to build an automated timber workflow spanning digital design, geometric analysis, and robotic fabrication. Through the parametric computation capabilities of COMPAS Timber, the system can automatically calculate the geometric relationships and joint angles of timber nodes, generating high-precision connection data. Equipped with a 3D scanner, an industrial robot then captures three-dimensional point clouds, converting the spatial positions and geometric deviations of the physical components into visualized 3D models for layout and accuracy calibration. Building on this foundation, the workshop further leveraged the node information generated by COMPAS Timber to develop multiple corresponding robotic milling strategies. Each team used custom parametric tools together with TACO (robot simulator) to stream machining toolpaths in real time to the industrial robot arm, enabling the design model to be directly translated into executable fabrication instructions. This workflow demonstrates a fully automated chain from geometric generation and structural analysis to physical production, effectively reducing the transfer time between design and fabrication. 本次工作營以 COMPAS 為核心框架，建構了一套從數位設計、幾何分析到機器人製造的自動化木構工作流程。藉由 COMPAS Timber 的參數化運算功能，系統能自動計算木構節點的幾何關係與接合角度，生成高精度的節點資料。接著，透過搭載 3D 掃描器的工業機器人 進行三維點雲擷取，將實體構件的位置與幾何誤差轉換為可視化的三維圖像，作為放樣與精度校正的依據。 在此基礎上，工作營進一步利用 COMPAS Timber 所生成的節點資訊，發展多種對應的 機器人洗銷（milling）路徑策略。各組透過自訂的參數化工具與 TACO (robot simulator)，將加工路徑即時串流（stream）至工業機械臂，使設計模型能直接轉譯為可執行的加工指令。此流程展現了從幾何生成、結構分析到實體製作的完整自動化鏈，有效縮短設計與製造之間的轉換時間。