VUILD Launches “EMARF 3.0” Today, a Service That Makes It Possible to Make Architecture from Home

VUILD Inc. (“VUILD”) today launched “EMARF 3.0,” Japan’s first cloud precut service, which makes it possible to make architectural things from home.
“EMARF 3.0” is plug-in software that extends the functions of CAD (computer-aided design). Wooden building components that until now required specialist knowledge, or that people gave up on because of cost or lead-time constraints, can be submitted online from within CAD and output as if you had your own workshop.

In the architecture and design industry, almost all meetings, starting with the preparation of drawings, have been held face to face (offline). Recently, however, as one of the measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), this industry too has been required to shift quickly to remote-based ways of working.

In this environment, “EMARF 3.0” provides a system that requires no offline meetings at all and lets everything from design to fabrication orders be completed online, making online manufacturing a reality.
Using “EMARF 3.0,” designers can take data drawn in the CAD software they normally use and instantly, online, have fabrication data generated automatically and estimates of processing and material costs calculated. Once they agree to the estimate, the fabrication data is sent to builders and sawmills across Japan that have CNC routers, and processing begins.

This allows architects to understand feasibility and budget at the design stage, reducing design rework, saving a great deal of time and letting them focus on their core design work. In addition, because CAD connects directly to digital fabrication machines such as CNC routers via “EMARF 3.0,” the gap between the image at the design stage and the actual building is small, making it possible to realize exactly what you envisioned.
And because processing is done digitally by machine, even complex designs can be realized relatively inexpensively.

*Precut: Cutting and processing wooden fittings, interiors, furniture, fixtures, structural components and other parts in a factory in advance, before construction on site

<Service overview video (YouTube)>
https://youtu.be/99zXERofIRo

<Features of EMARF 3.0>
▼Supports the major CAD programs used in architectural and product design
Supports Rhinoceros, AutoCAD and Vectorworks, the major CAD programs for architectural design, as well as Adobe Illustrator for general users, with extended functions that link CAD data with EMARF.
▼Instant estimates
Automatically and instantly calculates processing time and estimates of material and processing costs. (Free up to the creation of an estimate)
▼Supports CNC routers from 3-axis to 5-axis machines
For 3-axis machines, it supports “ShopBot,” a US-made woodworking CNC router that can handle a wide range of 2D to 3D processing on a single machine; for 5-axis machines, it supports the “Rover” machining center from BIESSE of Italy, the world’s largest woodworking machinery manufacturer.
▼Precut available at 50 locations nationwide
Converted fabrication data can be output at more than 50 builders and sawmills across Japan, including VUILD’s Kawasaki and Honmoku factories.

<Main partner workshops>
Haruki / Mori, Kayabe District, Hokkaido
Living Anywhere / Minamifurano, Hokkaido
一般社団法人南三陸YES工房 / Minamisanriku, Miyagi
DIY STUDIO Sendai (和以美株式会社) / Sendai, Miyagi
しかく家具製作所 / Katsuura, Chiba
株式会社遠藤材木店 / Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
VUILD Inc. / Kawasaki, Kanagawa
株式会社鈴三材木店 / Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
株式会社小菅つくる座 / Kitatsuru District, Yamanashi
Mitaki Space Factory / Toyokawa, Aichi
株式会社 長田組 / Nanto, Toyama
KLASI COLLEGE (9 Inc.) / Osaka, Osaka
木原木材店 / Taka District, Hyogo
SSca / Akitakata, Hiroshima
株式会社武田林業 / Uchiko, Kita District, Ehime
株式会社太洋木材市場 / Takamatsu, Kagawa
株式会社グッデイ / Dazaifu, Fukuoka
FabLab Aso Minamioguni (Minamioguni Town Office, Kumamoto) / Minamioguni, Kumamoto

<EMARF 3.0 website>
https://emarf.co/

<EMARF launch event>
Starting at 7:00 p.m. today, we will hold a launch event with three leading structural engineers and three architects as guests.
To participate, please apply via the Peatix page and complete the registration and survey. Participation is free.
https://emarf0527.peatix.com/
Venue: VUILD Inc. YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Opval-dR4A&feature=youtu.be

[VUILD Inc.]
Representative: Koki Akiyoshi (CEO)
Founded: November 21, 2017
Head office: unico 1F-A, 3-4 Nisshincho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Business: Architectural design, development and manufacturing of wooden products, sales of CNC routers, digital talent development, business development support, IT service development
URL: https://vuild.co.jp/
note: https://note.com/vuild