{"id":7275,"date":"2023-10-31T06:52:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T06:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/handandmachine.org\/classes\/computational_fabrication\/?p=7275"},"modified":"2023-10-31T06:52:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T06:52:03","slug":"gcode-slicing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/handandmachine.org\/classes\/computational_fabrication\/2023\/10\/31\/gcode-slicing\/","title":{"rendered":"GCode & Slicing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Artifacts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I started with an idea that I really wanted to create those loopy Christmas trees that the professor showed us in a class. I wanted to create a cone with various number of sides, so the Christmas tree could look like a little lamp shade and stand nicely on its own, because I’ve got this new PLA filament that looks like clear glass and I wanted to add some twinkle lights and have them all around the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The first tree I used a shape with seven sides, but I made the loops too small and the tree too tiny. I was not sure how far do I have to go with my forward move to create “fuzzy” loops. I experimented with different sizes and I ultimately settled on piling three shapes on top of each other to create a big tree, that way I could include my miniature I created as first, that can be my topper. As I went lower, I made the shape more and more round, adding more fascets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I loved the fuzziness my other trees created and so I tried to keep that. I think it looks so cozy and with the twinkle lights it looks magical. When you touch it, you can’t really tell that it seems pretty solid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I also wanted to use the suggestion with the twisted vessels we did and so I recreated a simple shape from my previous homework, removed the wiring and used it with two turtles in my code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would not be able to recreate these shape using regular slicer, because I wanted the loops to be quite large and I needed the turtles to go pretty far out consistently. <\/p>\n\n\n

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The Vase withe 7 facets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Shape Code + Turtle Code<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n
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Two turtles creating large loops<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

My shapes took quite some time to print, the largest one was almost 12 hours, but I wanted them to be big enough to be used for my house and fill them with the twinkle lights.<\/p>\n\n\n

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“Somewhat” what I envisioned<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I had a couple of failures, because my prints were too large and the fuzziness was too much, creating unstable item, but having the new glass printer bed makes a huuuuuge difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Code<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My files can be found HERE<\/a><\/u><\/font> as a zip folder:
(https:\/\/handandmachine.org\/classes\/computational_fabrication\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MichaelaUrichLA4.zip)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cura Images<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Topper (smallest shape)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Large Bottom Part<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fuzziest Middle Part<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Twisted Vase with two turtles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Thank you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2764\ufe0f Michaela<\/font> \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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