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 Week 11: 3D Printed Hollow Form Object - The Hybrid For this project we were to generate our own ideas for making a hollow object or vessel and then combine our concepts with a partner. Both partners design elements should be included but they can be revised in order for the 2 concepts to fit together better. Here are the concepts made: My partner Melanie's concepts:   My sketches for the hybrid: Practice Hybrids: Final Design: In the end we decided to use the "legs" that Melanie made and duplicate them so they would seamlessly connect to the star shaped vessel that I made. I really like how the design turned out. When we got into Prusa slicer we ran into a few problems. In the original design it connects perfectly and is self supporting without any gaps. When sliced the design generated a new base underneath that was not there prior to slicing it and gaps and cuts were made in the middle. We are unsure of how to get rid of this.

 Week 9 + 10: Papercraft Objects - Final Revision Over a period of 2 weeks we are to finalize the design and create the final for our chosen papercraft object. I started off with adding and revising a few details: Cut and rotated the sides of the car to create doors Got rid of the fuel source on the back Made the top part a flat surface Added chairs, middle compartment, back wall with flux capacitor box attached, a wheel, headlights and taillights, and license plate Updated Folded Design: Renders: Printing Template: Here I added the few tabs that were missing from the previous design. Final: I had a lot more trouble putting this design together than the previous one for the prototype. If I were to redo it I would enlarge a few pieces. And I would also use multiple layers of cardstock on the body of the car to make it more sturdy since the final product is a little wonky. I am happy with how well it is all staying together since I used different glue.  Towards the end I decided...

 Week 8: Papercraft Objects - First Prototype I started off this week by going back into Rhino and enlarging a few of the tabs that were too small to but the piece together. I also deleted a few unnecessary lines and then reprinted them. Pieces cut out: Final product: As I was putting it together the pieces would not stay glue together for long, I eventually opted to use a glue gun which I found to be very useful. I really recommend doing this because it holds it together very will and is more clean and precise than a glue stick.  In the end I decided to omit the power source on the back of the car, since it was too small and complicated. In my final I was thinking that I could make up for cutting it out by adding other details. I hope to add a small rectangle on the back for the license plate, and paint/draw on other details. I also realized when I was putting it together that I forgot to add a tab to the long side of the rectangles (on the bottom that the wheels are connecte...

 Week 7: Papercraft Objects - Printed Templates The significant object I have chosen to make for this project is the flying DeLorean from back to the future. This object is important to me because growing up my dad introduced me to a bunch of '80s movies and we would watch them all the time and still do.  I had a lot of time on my hands this week to work on this project so I tried to make my design very accurate but still simplified. It still came out a bit more complicated than I had planned. This is very noticeable on the sides of the car where I had to make a bunch of triangles in order for them to be formed into planar surfaces.  Folded Design: Unfolded Design: 2D Prints: (since the dashed lines were so spaced out I decided to omit them from the smaller pieces) Revisions for next time: Now that I have my design printed I noticed that a few of the tabs could have been a lot larger but overall they will work fine for now. There are a few unnecessary polylines that I for...

 Week 6: Papercraft Objects - Digital Samples For this weeks assignment I created 10 faceted and unfolded forms in Rhino. Form #1: Square face attached to twisted square face with triangles. Form #2: Polygon attached to twisted polygon with triangles.  Form #3: Polygon attached to smaller polygon with thin triangles. Form #4: Polygon attached to long rectangle with triangles. Form #5: Long polygon with a pyramid attached at either side.  Form #6: Long polygon with a point on the end to look like a pencil. Form #7: Polygon attached to a larger polygon that is then mirrored on the other side.  Form #8: Two polygons with a shared side and is closed with triangles. Form #9: Square attached to smaller square that is then duplicated and mirrored on the other side to make an hourglass shape. Form #10: Long rectangle attached to other long twisted rectangle with triangles.

 Week 5: Papercraft Research For this research project I will be talking about  Illuminated Cut Paper Light Boxes by Hari & Deepti. Here are a few photos: This piece is my favorite: In order to create these pieces the artist couple cuts out intricate designs on watercolour paper. These cut outs are then placed inside of a lightbox which is lit from the back using small LED light strips. The use of layering combined with the lighting is what gives the art depth. Hari & Deepti are great storytellers and have discovered that the depth and layering achieved by using paper as a medium greatly reflects that.  The couple emphasize the duplicity of possibilities when using paper as a medium. Paper gives artists endless amounts of options of where to go with their work but it can also give them nothing or simplicity. It all depends on the ideas of the artist and where they want to take the piece. Hari and Deepti's work inspired me through their use of storytelling, which i...