Sarah Pinto 3D Printing Project

Concept:

My concept derived from the idea of an elegant wedding cake. I have a great appreciation for food and any artistic ability associated with food. Wedding cake designs often incorporate intricate design work. I like the classic white cake with the fondant frosting and an interesting wedding topper on the top tier of the cake.

Techniques

My concept derived from the idea of an elegant wedding cake. I have a great appreciation for food and any artistic ability associated with food. Wedding cake designs often incorporate intricate design work. I like the classic white cake with the fondant frosting and an interesting wedding topper on the top tier of the cake.

Materials

For my design, I wanted to use a simple white glossy/porcelain material so I can go and paint the cake white and then proceed to add intricate design work from there. I was planning on adding in pearls and ribbons onto the final product and properly paint the penguin black and white as well. 

Scott Choi - 3D Print Fall 2017

For this project, I decided to use my castle model from the previous assignment to 3D print. I thought the design would be a fun one to print out, and it had a good base to begin with.

Because the model had to be scaled down to fit a 4x4x6 dimension limit, I decided to make a few minor changes to ensure that it would print without any problems. First, I got rid of the pipes surrounding the tower altogether. Being very thin, they posed printing issues so I removed them. Secondly, the ring surrounding the base and the connecting rods were beefed up a little bit to make sure it wasn't too thin to be printed properly. Once this was done, I exported the model as an .STL file and took it to the UTD Maker Space to be 3D printed.

My model was printed using ABS-M30 FDM thermoplastic. Because the original render included shiny metal, glass and carbon fiber materials that couldn't be translated to the printed piece, I re-rendered the model in keyshot using paint and plastic materials to make it look more like the real thing. I used acrylic and spray paint to add the colors to the final printed model.

Pablo Reyes: Week3D Printing

Ghosted Image Painted Black

Ghosted Image With Keyshot Assignment Materials

Rendering 1

Rendering 2

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.