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Real Object traced in Rhino

The fractal pattern is to be cut in crystallized salt plate. The hairbrush is to be cut out of mirrored acrylic.

Skeleton and Skin

Hardwareless Box - Closed

Hardwareless Box - Open

Materials are both Acrylic; Condom Box is 1/8″, Brain Box is 1/4″.

aherman soto

origianl inspiration

soto screenshot

Originally inspired by a sculpture by Venezuelan artist Jesus Soto, this small scale sculpture made with acrylic using the laser cutter is a different version of his work. It preserves the kinetic aspect of his sculpture as well as the spherical shape in the middle.

Using this photo as a base:

I created a curve for the coral and then extruded the shape up about a quarter of an inch. Then using flow around surface, I shaped the coral extrusion around a sphere.

This is the resulting curve from the coral shard.

This is a front facing view of the extruded coral flowed around the surface of a sphere.

This is a 3/4 view of the extruded coral.

If I remade this project and reprinted it, then I would probably use things like the pipe function to make the coral look more realistic. I would also probably experiment more with different shapes while using flow around surface.

This is the 3D object from a point cloud assignment. I used a pint glass as the object and then practiced using the sweep function to move the curve that I created from the points around a line in order to create the glass.

• Complete and bring to class your perfected re-fabrication of the final laser-cutter project; all students are required to rebuild one of their two projects, based on the feedback given in class last week
• Create a posting on this blog with final Rhino files for the above project, as well as images of your fabricated object; photographs must be taken on a solid color back-ground (see photo facilities in Maggy Morrison or contact our graduate assistant Luke)
• Review and master all Rhino commands from this post and this post
• Complete the assigned point-cloud->3d model; prepare two versions: 1) actual scale, 2) miniature (L + W + H < 4 inches);
• Process the miniature version of your model for 3d printing on the FDM ABS printer (create mesh, check mesh, export stl, run through Catalyst)
• Prepare a preliminary sketch of your next 3d printing project; be prepared to present your idea to the class for feedback/critique. Help us get a clear sense of your idea by preparing rough drawings in Rhino, sketches on paper, images of works of reference, accompanying text.  This project will be due on Feb. 22, 2012.

• give some thought to your eventual 3d printing project (due in 3 weeks)
• choose a small object to model; make an attempt to relate the choice of this new object to the eventual needs and goals of your 3d printing project
• put 20-50 visible/colored points (colored stickers work well) on important structural points/features of your object (corners, edges, peaks, troughs)
• photograph the object from at 5 perspectives (Top, Left+Right, Front+Back); use ~50mm lens to minimize distortion
• import these images into Rhino as backgrounds and begin modeling the object in three dimensions first with lines and curves, and then with surfaces.

• Choose one of the two objects you fabricated for the last assignment, make it again and better.
• Use the CFA facilities to photo document then fabricated object from multiple perspectives, on a solid color back ground, with proper lighting; please contact our Graduate Assistant Luke (contacts in the syllabus) if you need help/guidance in the process