Digi Fab - Final Project (Public Art Piece Maquette)

Digi Fab - Final Project (Public Art Piece Maquette)

3D printed Duck and Dandy Lions for a Children's Museum and/or Garden.

 These sculptures would be cast out of bronze and be placed in a outdoor garden or park for children. The pieces will be large, approximately 10 feet high (Duck) and 8 feet high (Flowers). This will give a sense of whimsy and fantasy not only to the children but also the adults. I was inspired by the Children's Garden at The Huntington Library in Pasadena.

Children's Garden at The Huntington

First I modeled the characters in Meshmixer/Cinema 4D going off some doodles I made.

Doodles

Duck in hat and rain boots

3 Dandy Lions

I modeled one flower and then changed the expression slightly on each. There is a regular face, a sad face, and a grumpy face.

tool path with supports and raft

The most trouble I had was removing the supports. The duck stands on its own, but the legs broke when I was removing the supports, and I had to glue them back with plastic glue. Also the green filament I used for the flowers didn't lie down flat when building up the base so the bottoms of the pots are lumpy and rough.

printing

printing

I decided to do another 3D print for the final because I really enjoyed project #2 and love to see my doodles become 3D objects. I just wish the surface area was smoother and the supports were easier to remove without scratching and nicking it. I think as the technology progresses this will no longer be a problem in the future.

Digi Fab - Slotted Puzzle

Digi Fab - Slotted Puzzle

I made a tiger for this project. I started by modeling the tiger in Meshmixer and Cinema 4D.

I tired to keep the shapes very simple, because I didn't want 123 Make to get confused while slicing the model. (Sorry I forgot to take a screen shot at school of 123 Make)

Flat pieces generated by 123 Make.
I slanted the horizontal axis slightly to give it more interest.
1st Axis: 9 pieces
2nd Axis: 9 pieces

I imported the PDFs into AI and edited the lines to be read by the laser cutter. I added cut outs to mimic tiger stripes.

I cut 2 of each sheet in case pieces were lost, or I wanted to omit some and use doubles of another. I cut the pieces out of chip board (cardboard).

I had to watch the preview video (123 Make) as I was assembling it, because it got pretty confusing even though I only had around 50 pieces. A couple pieces need to be cut or trimmed in order to fit, because the slicing program didn't take into account nearby obstructing pieces. Also, I expected the slices to be symmetrical since the model was, however there were subtle differences in some of the pieces from left to right side. I used the duplicates I cut to even it out.

I enjoyed this assignment. I think that the 123 Make (Slicer) software is a good tool to use as a base that can be altered from as needed to fit various projects.