The oDesign is a new internet initiative which aims to enable peer to peer design. The website enables you to share .dxf files, licensed under CC. You can find some of the designs by Ronen Kadushin as well as the Fab@Home project, so it’s an interesting blend of hi-end design and grassroots digital fabrication movement, similar in principle to RepRap. With the digital fabrication paradigm looming large, the attempt to create a wiki-like website for files exchange is perfectly relevant. I would only like to see it expanding; A section for sharing codes used in generative design, for example, would be very usefull, especially that many of the Rhinoscript codes are written with fabbing in mind.

oDesign was created by Massimo Michelini. His thesis on Open p2p design is also available online or as a pdf (in English, Spanish and Italian, quite a treat). I’m looking forward to reading it.

Fab@home fabber