This week, we learned how to design 3D objects and print them using a 3D printer. We also started looking into scanning objects as a way to build 3D designs. The assignment this week had three parts, which are included below.
Part 1: 3D Printed Flower.
The Plan
I wanted to design and print something more artistic than functional, and something that I know I couldn't make myself. At first I was considering making a lampshade, but then decided that would be too large and take too much material, so I tried to make mini-lampshade / flower shape.
The Process
I began by watching a tutorial on how to make a lamp in Fusion360, since I wanted to know how you could create a pattern on the outside of a surface that is neither flat nor a perfect cylinder. I learned a few new techniques like using "revolve" to turn a flat sketch into a round 3D object, and how to take the intersection of an existing object and the extrusion of a sketch. Below are some pictures of the design process in Fusion360
I started by making the outline of one cross-section of the shape I would make. I wanted to go for a flower-like design.
Then I rotated the figure to make a solid, and hollowed out the solid.
Next I cut the top off of the solid to keep it solid while working on other parts.
I created a sketch with a curvy line cut out of it.
I next extruded that curvy line and intersected it with the solid on both sides
You can also see a 3D version of the final design below
Next, I opened the design in the slicer and added some supports, and started printing!
Finally, I spent around half an hour scraping the support material off of the design itself
The Product
I was pretty happy with the final product! It ended up looking a little more like some squid-like creature than a flower, but I think it's a pretty cool design. I chipped off one of the ends a bit while scraping and sanding, but other than that it came out well!
Click below to download the files I used for this print:
flower.stl (Exported from Fusion 360 for 3D printing)
flower.gcode (Sliced file ready to be printed on a Prusa Slicer Printer)
Part 2: 3D Scanning
Per Nathan's Slack message, the RevoPoint scanner is not currently working, so I was unable to scan an object. I will work on this at some other point!
Final Project Update
To keep all project stuff together, this update is located on the week 1 page
