Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Fabrication Test


Decided to delve into Rapid Prototyping a couple of months ago and this piece came out of it. It's nothing fancy, just a test of how much detail Stratasys machines can take and just wanting to see how something done in a simulated 3D environment translates into something tactile.

This turned out well although I wish I had more time to make a more solid design since the process is still pretty expensive. The pieces were printed out in plastic using the Fused Deposition Method. I'm hoping I can get into making stainless steel prints although in a smaller scale soon and see how far this technique can be pushed. Fun stuff! :D

Virtual 3D:


































3D prints:






































Welp, that's the start.

^_^

Tests

Concept work in progress. Taking a bit longer than expected.