Leo Haddad - 3D Print Fall 2017

Concept:



I took inspiration from a weapon in "Skyrim Elder Scrolls" called the Glass Sword. I like the way this sword and designed and the elegant jade glass that it's made of. I thought I would try to recreate this sword in a simple way and in a smaller scale, kind of like a dagger.


Techniques:


























I modeled my design in Rhino because I'm more familiar with this program. I used a lot f poly line and control point curve to get the desired shape of my model. The idea was to incorporate mainly points and curves as opposed to edges, giving the sword a slick look.


Materials:






To achieve my desired look for this weapon, I gave it a see through glass blade along with a dark grey granite handle to give it an intimidating look. The line running through the blade gives it a bevel look and makes it sleeker.


3D Print:
(Ordered and hasn't arrived yet)

RaiLei Girard - 3D Print Fall 2017

Content:

I based my 3D print off of my castle from the first project in the course. It is based off of an actual castle  in East Sussex, UK. It's a medieval castle known as Bodiam castle. Mine has a few unrealistic touches, such as the towers, however with Halloween coming up, I thought it would be a cute addition to my miniature Halloween town.



Technique:

First, I had to minimize my original castle design so it would fit on the 3D printer. With the size restrictions I had to remove some of the finer details, such as the decorations around the tops of the towers and walls. Then I simply had to format it and print. The printing process for mine took sixteen hours to complete.



Materials:

The material I chose what polylacticacid (PLA). This is a type of plastic that my 3D printer uses in the form of spools. I chose this material because it is safe, durable, and good for painting or using to make workable pieces.

Hannah Barnes - 3D Print Fall 2017

Concept:

I chose to recreate the above basket in a 3D print. I loved the use of circles of varying sizes and thickness in order to create a cohesive object. It's both beautiful and functional, and it creates an awesome shadow when held up to the light.

Technique:

I modeled this in Rhino. I blocked out my design by creating a solid bowl shape. I then created the generic washer shape of a cylinder cut out of cylinder. Using this shape, I recreated the bowl shape by copying/pasting and reorienting each cylinder. I varied the thickness and size of each cylinder layer.

Originally, I did not make each layer of the basket out of the same size cylinder. Instead, I created an asymmetrical design with no order to it. However, I forgot to ensure my original cylinder was a solid polysurface, so I had to scrap this design and recreate it. The second time around, I created a more symmetrical design. I ended up liking the symmetry more than the asymmetrical design.

Materials:

The source design that I used as inspiration was made of metal washers. I wanted to imitate that in my print. I used a brownish-orange metal for my material in Keyshot. For the actual 3D print, I finished the print in Gesso and sprayed it with bronze spraypaint to give the print a metal look.

Thanvi Bogurampeta - 3D Printing

Concept: 

For my design, I drew inspiration from little robots that act as planters. I based the rest of my design on a farmer, more agricultural vibe to really tie in the whole plant theme.

Techniques:

I first started the base of my design in Rhino and then moved to Maya to finish some edges and cut the hole in the head of the robot. I used BooleanUnion and FilletEdge to help smooth out the sides of the base and the robot head. I then re-imported the design into rhino to check for naked edges.

Materials:

For this model, my choice of material was crucial to realize its full potential, which is why i made the decision to use something ceramic to give it a modern look. Looking at the options and prices, of the materials available I found Gloss Celadon Green Porcelain to be the best choice in this situation.

Clara Crossland: 3D Print Flower - Fall 2017

Concept
I wanted to build something other than this flower at first but when I was starting to reach the end of the building process I saw that it wasn't what I was hoping it would be. But instead of scraping the whole thing I decided to keep going with this pretty design that was coming out. I really liked the shape the bulb at the top was taking. It started looking so much like a tulip that i decided to make it even fuller. So the very last version of this project ended up being a hollow flower.

Techniques
The technique I used on both parts was the rotation tool. For the stem I used a small rectangle and carved out the notches where I wanted the engravings to be. For the bulb I hand drew the shape I wanted one side to be then rotated it 360 degrees in order for the shape to take place. Both the stem and the bulb had a lot of extra pieces inside them so i easily took them out to clean up the figure. I also used the Boolean tool to combine the bulb and the stem to be one in order to make it water-tight.

Materials
The materials I wanted for this figure was a really simple plastic. I the very basic plastic material in Keyshot so it would be easy to decorate once it was made. The materials that the physical project is made out of are the basic 3D printing materials. It is a little rugged and not as shiny as I would have hoped but the project came out very smooth with no errors.

Elizabeth Garvey - 3D print fox

Concept
I wanted to make a figurine loosely based on designs based on a 3d game I used to play as a kid,  Space Station Silicon Valley. The creature specifically I chose to model was a Fox.  I liked the idea of using simple shapes to create animal figures.

Techniques:
For this project I modeled the project in Rhino, and then used basic shapes to create the model. I noticed the original N64 version also is made of many different simple shapes. I checked the model for naked edges to make sure that it was water tight. I had to convert the file to an .stl file so it would print. I also had to reduce the number of polygons in Rhino , because at first it was causing the computer at the 3d printing lab to crash. The model did not come out perfect, because the support beams on the moutn and nose would not come off!

Materials:
The materials were hobby grade 3d printing plastic filaments, and I printed this at the tech store at UTDallas. I will probably do a reprint, because it didnot come out as smoothe as I originally wanted.

Taylor Volquardsen - Week 8 - 3D Printing

Concept:
I don't have much room in my house anymore. I've taken so many art classes and have so many projects laying around that I wanted to be sure anything I made was something that I could use. I have a small indoor garden going on downstairs, so I decided to make a little planter pot. It was something small enough to fit in my house and also something I would use, so the plan was perfect.

Technique:
The shape of a basic planter pot is pretty simple, so I kept the modeling simple as well. It's one shape, made from a single sphere that I divided up and extruded to get the shape I wanted. The interior is a basic cylinder shape-instead of following the shape of the outside-to make planting and printing easy.

Material:
It took a while to find out what kind of material I wanted, having to take into consideration both cost and look. I originally wanted to do it in some form of wood or wood-looking material, but that was pretty expensive. I got lucky and found out the cheapest material for me to use on Shapeways was also one that I wanted to use. I decided on a Gloss Celadon Green Porcelain, a ceramic type in a nice seafoam green color.

My model is currently being printed at Shapeways. It should be ready for shipping by October 27.