OBDF 210

Drawing in 3D     Drawing in 3D.mp4 on Vimeo        I'm very pleased with Project 3 and my final video product. I was worried about the outcome of this project when it was first assigned but unexpectedly found a very rewarding and interesting area of 3D printing that I could explore. As noted during peer discussions, if I were to revisit this project I would isolate more variables, and perhaps be more deliberate about what the final object shape would represent. There are also a few things in the video that I would neaten up before adding them to my portfolio, such as font consistency and certain transitions. But overall this project was one of my favorites this semester, and I feel like I've uncovered curiosity about this process that I didn't know I had, so I'm keen to revisit this project eventually. Process shots, printing videos, and prusa slicer screen records are all found in the video.        

 3D Print Tests     After creating 3 different prototypes in Rhino, two to test planned failures and one to test contour "drawing," I finalized one of the designs and proceeded to print it.   I decided on the cantilever design, due to time constraints I believed it would make for the most interesting visual "failure." slow mo.MOV test print.MOV Next Steps The cantilever test worked as I had hoped, so I will be proceeding with this design. The next step will be to create a more aesthetic "base" for the cantilevers, and then proceed to print. I'm still awaiting confirmation on if I can use all 5 printers at once, but if not then multiple prints on the same printer should still convey the desired message.  

3D Printing Design Concepts       This project proved difficult to decide on concepts for because I have no attachment or familiarity with 3D printing. Once we had a demonstration, I recalled one of the artists from my inspiration presentation, Elvira Dayel, describing 3D printing as a medium similar to drawing. Through the demo I could really connect with her describing it that way. Coupled with our discussion in class, I'm going forward with this project considering the process of 3D printing to be the focus of this piece rather than the resulting printed object.     After our 3D printing demo and discussion in class, I've got a couple working ideas for a 3D print project. The deciding factor on which direction to go in will be determined by the print tests I have scheduled this week.      The sketches above outline my two paths of thinking for this project. Below, I will outline the two ideas and as stated above, allow the tests to be the deciding factor for which one I'

 3D Printing Test I created four shapes using the loft, shell, and twist tools. They are of varying difficulty, so that I will have options for a final print. I'm suspecting the twisted four-sided pyramid will have too much of a cantilever, but the other three options would all be safe bets I believe.  When modelling these in Rhino, I found the twist tool to be giving me a lot of issues and positioning the axis between the four views seemed oddly impossible. I only got the twist to work on one of the shapes but twisting increases the cantilever so in terms of 3D printing, the non-twisted options will work better anyway.   Update:     This week I will test 3 objects that are each designed for a different result. One will be to test cantilevers failing, one will be to test a bridge fail, and one will test a contour drawing. Below is the Rhino file I'm planning to use. (Note: the contour shape was created using the CageEdit tool)    

 

 Reverse Engineered Object Presentation