====== Ways of creating and manipulating material ====== There are six ways of creating and manipulating matter: - //Urformen//: giving shape by composition \\ - //Umformen//: giving shape changing an existing shape without removing material \\ - //Cutting//: giving shape by cutting (division) \\ - //Connecting//: giving shape by creating connections between materials \\ - //Coating//: giving shape by adding a thin layer (coat) \\ - //Changing material characteristics//: giving shape by manipulating the fundamental characteristics of a material (eg. by heat)