May 23rd: Laser Cut Object

Laser Cut Object

Final process presentation link here!

The final laser-cut object will be slightly more refined, for now, some pieces are misaligned because of some errors in cutting. This photo is a demonstration of how it will generally look and stand.

Below is a photo of the more tightly aligned final object, thanks to Avery and Lili for helping me assemble it more completely in class. Aside from a few more cuts in the horizonal pieces, this final piece closely resembles the previous draft.

Previous Draft:

Final Assembled:

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May 16th: Another Update

Modeling in 3D Space After I spent a good amount of time working on tracing the complex engravings I drew in my previous post, I progressed to modeling how these pieces would come together in 3D space. I took a look at giving the pieces I'd built so far some dimension, accurate to the thickness of the plywood I wanted to use. Then I combined the vertical and horizontal pieces into something resembling the final shape so that I could subtract the pieces I needed removed to slide everything together. Below is both my current working model and a few prototypes from along the way. After some trial and error, I decided on eight "branches" supporting the horizontal slices and three of said slices. Each will be engraved with a flowery design, including both solid color and thin lines. Today I am working on taking the lines from these 3D shapes and laying them out, as well as getting my layers in order for printing.

May 23rd: Reverse Engineering

Project 2: Reverse Engineered Object For project 2 I will be reverse engineering an object and modeling it in Rhino for 3D printing later on. I looked around my house and came across a handful of "mechanical" items I saw as intricate enough to prove a challenge but still achievable given our time frame. My pick of items I saw as feasible are a pair of nail scissors and clippers, a Bluetooth computer mouse, and a USB stick. I decided to pair the nail clippers and scissors as a pair of objects because I didn't see either of them as being complex enough to model on their own. They are both tiny handheld items made of at least two parts. I couldn't figure out how to unscrew these yet but I know it's possible! The USB stick is also decently simple and symmetrical but I was interested in the way it joins and fits perfectly together. The Bluetooth mouse is much more organic in shape, which I find interesting. It isn't perfectly symmetrical and will take some clos...

May 21st: Laser Cutting

This week I made some changes to my rhino file, finalized my file for laser cutting, and cut out the first form of the model. As I progressed with my model I made a few minor changes to the design. I added more variety in the “branch” pieces, developing more of an overall shape and a bit of progression around the circle. I finished the engraving designs, outlining each of the circles and extruding them to the thickness of my material. I arrayed the branches around the circles and used boolean difference tools to subtract the intersections. I had my piece laser cut with multiple layers of engraving, one for lines and one for solid shapes, to ensure I had enough difference in values on the Trotec plywood I used. When assembling my piece so far I came across a few issues. I need to take another look at the points where the pieces join and create deeper cuts in the circular pieces to make for more seamless joinery. As is the piece is more difficult to assemble than it need...

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