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Nicholas Bacon2024 Large Assignment 1 - 3D Modeling and 3D Printing

Large Assignment 1: 3D Modeling & 3D Printing -Nicholas

Part 1: CurvesOpen a new Rhino File and practice the curves commands by completing the following steps. Organize your Rhino file so each step is clear. Use the Text command to label each step and the commands you used.

  • Make the specific footprint below.Commands: Polyline

    Make 2 closed rounded curves using the various curve commands.

    Commands: Curve, InterpCurve, HandleCurve

    Make 2 closed curves using polygon, ellipse, or circle

    Commands: Circle, Ellipse, Polygon

    Make 2 open curves

    Commands: Curve, InterpCurve, HandleCurve, Sketch

    Import a picture and trace an image

    Commands: Picture, InterpCurve

    Pick one open curve, and one closed rounded curve and make three copies of each.

    Commands: Copy

    Take at least 3 of your closed curves and overlap them to create a new shape

    Commands: Move

    Use split, delete, and trim to combine these curves into one open curve

    Commands: Split, Delete, Trim, Join, Explode

    1. Take at least two curves and use various transformations make a pattern or composition.Commands: Move, Copy, Rotate, Mirror, Array, Scale, Offset, Fillet, FilletCorners

    1. Organize your Rhino file so each step is clear. Use the Text command to label each step and the commands you used. Add a link to your FirstnameLastname_Curves file at this point in your post.

    NicholasBacon_CurvesDownload

      Part 2: SurfacesOpen a new Rhino File and practice the surfaces commands below by making two different surfaces for each command. Organize your Rhino file so each step is clear. You may want to use some of the curves you modeled in Part 1. Use the Text command to label each step and the commands you used.

    1. Plane

    2. PlanarSrf

    3. EdgeSrf

    4. ExtrudeCrv

    5. ExtrudeCrvAlongCrv

    6. Loft

    7. Sweep1

    8. Sweep2

    1. Revolve

    2. RailRevolve

    3. Add a link to your FirstnameLastname_Surfaces file at this point in your post.

    NicholasBacon_SurfacesDownload

    Part 3: SolidsOpen a new Rhino File and practice the solids commands below by making two different solids for each command. You may want to use some of the curves and surfaces you modeled in Parts 1 and 2. Organize your Rhino file so each step is clear. Use the Text command to label each step and the commands you used.

  • Box

  • Cylinder

  • Sphere

  • ExtrudeCrv and Cap

    1. Pipe

    2. MoveFace

    3. MoveEdge

    4. OffsetSrf

    5. BooleanUnion

    6. BooleanDifference

    7. Boolean Intersection

    8. BooleanSplit

    9. Using the surfaces and solids you modeled and the Boolean tools, make three solid shapes you find interesting.

    10. Add a link to your FirstnameLastname_Solids file at this point in your post

    NicholasBacon_SolidsDownload

    Part 4

    What it should look like :

    What the printer looks like:

    What the final product looks like:

    3 thoughts on “Large Assignment 1: 3D Modeling & 3D Printing -Nicholas”

    1. Hi Nick,
      Your print is very closely resembling a pineapple. Im curious to what commands you used to get these spikes. Also, did you have any issues with printing the spikes?

      1. Hello Andrea,
        I think if the print was red you wouldn’t say it looked like a pinapple. The Shape was made by stacking 12 side polygont then an 11… all the way to a point,and putting a smoothing skin on it then cutting out the center to save on print time. The spikes are very wavy so they have a little bit of support under them so I think that supports in the slicer were not needed but I chickened out and add them.

    2. Hey Nicholas, your print looks really neat! What settings do you have for the surface models? They have a very interesting texture.

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