Final Blog Post: Milestone Projects

 Final Blog Post: Milestone Projects

Mesh Mashup:



The original Tinkercad design for this was very different than the end result but I think that is what made this project successful. I ended up taking a bit of a mystical route in the design that gives the object an interesting narrative. 

If I were to do this assignment again I would go back and smooth out some of the attachments such as the windows and lantern. In the final render the lack of detail got obscured. Or I would find a way to make the attachments on my own. 

Papercraft Object:



I had a lot of fun with this assignment and spent a lot of time on the details when working in Rhino. The only problem is that when printed some of the details were tiny and very difficult to piece together in real life. There were also a few structural and support problems when putting together the final design. I wish I had found a way to strengthen the bottom of the car in order to support everything on top better. 

Hybrid 3D Model:

Original


Revision/ End Result


The top part of this project was designed by me and the bottom legs were designed my Melanie. The legs were duplicated and re-shaped in order to fit nicely to the bottom of the vessel. This project was fun but did lead to a decent amount of revision. The original top part of the design did not translate well in Prusa slicer so it needed to be re-done but we did try and keep it similar to the original. 

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