X-Hair: 3D Printing Hair-like Structures with Multi-form, Multi-property and Multi-function
Guanyun Wang, Junzhe Ji, Yunkai Xu, Lei Ren, Xiaoyang Wu, Chunyuan Zheng, X.‐J. ZHOU, Xin Tang, Boyu Feng, Lingyun Sun, Ye Tao, Jiaji Li
Abstract
In this paper, we present X-Hair, a method that enables 3D-printed hair with various forms, properties, and functions. We developed a two-step suspend printing strategy to fabricate hair-like structures in different forms (e.g. fluff, bristle, barb) by adjusting parameters including Extrusion Length Ratio and Total Length. Moreover, a design tool is also established for users to customize hair-like structures with various properties (e.g. pointy, stiff, soft) on imported 3D models, which virtually shows the results for previewing and generates G-code files for 3D printing. We demonstrate the design space of X-Hair and evaluate the properties of them with different parameters. Through a series of applications with hair-like structures, we validate X-hair’s practical usage of biomimicry, decoration, heat preservation, adhesion, and haptic interaction.