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Faceted wave

Arc-based wave approximated by planar facets with a uniform fold angle — one cutter for the whole panel. Adjustable amplitude and period, edge-to-edge match between adjacent panels. Concave folds grooved on the visible face.

Open in the studio
The same pattern, drawn by the same engine: what is on screen is what goes to the machine.
Faceted wave — 2 × 2 panel wall, single panel and flat pattern — generated by the engine with the default parameters.
2 × 2 panel wall, single panel and flat pattern — generated by the engine with the default parameters.

ACM 3D Studio

Developed
853.8 × 600 mm
Material
ACM 4 mm
Folds
12
Mark
faceted-wave

Fabrication data

Faceted wave — in 4 mm ACM, this family unfolds into a 853.8 × 600 mm flat pattern with 12 folds, including 3,600 mm of groove machined from the visible face, with the sheet flipped for that pass. A 1,500 × 3,200 mm sheet holds 6 of them, for 36 % waste.

Developed size (flat pattern)853.8 × 600 mm
Material per panel
0.512 m²
Folds
12
Total groove length
7,200 mm
Cutting length
2,908 mm

V-grooves (apex angle)

  • 20°7,200 mm

Panels per sheet

  • 1,220 × 2,440 mm3(48.4 % waste)
  • 1,500 × 3,200 mm6(36 % waste)

DXF layers

  • CONTOUR2,908 mm
  • RAINURE_1603,600 mm
  • RAINURE_AVANT_160front face3,600 mm

The names and colours your CAM software will show. RAINURE_AVANT: fold concave on the visible face, sheet flipped for that pass.

Computed by the engine at the default parameters, on 4 mm ACM and the reference router. Your own machine and material profiles change these values in the studio.

Parameters

ParametersRangeDefault
Periods1 – 12 2
Period100 – 1,500 mm400 mm
Amplitude5 – 300 mm36.4 mm
Chords per half-period2 – 12 4
Panel height100 – 3,000 mm600 mm

PresetsStandard wave (160° cutter)Deep wave (160° cutter)

Manufacturing constraints

  1. Amplitude cannot exceed a quarter of the period (arcs of at most 90°), or the wave curls back over itself.
  2. Each facet must be wider than the groove width plus the bend deduction, or two grooves meet and the facet vanishes.
  3. Concave folds are grooved on the visible face (RAINURE_AVANT_<n> layers): a fine line remains visible at the fold. The operator flips the sheet for the second pass.
  4. All folds share the same angle 2φ/k: one cutter angle for the whole panel. Adjust amplitude or chord count to land on an available cutter.

Further reading