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Vase Time Too: Vase Boogaloo (Now Updated)

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Definition HD model Printed Model Mold Casting Reflection 1.)  Notable challenges and successes throughout this project I encountered a few hurdles through the process of the project. First of all, my definition suffered a decent amount because I was too stubborn to break away from a fully Grasshopper-made model. What resulted of it was a large amount of bloat in my prototype definition, as well as a model that in fact could not be printed, due to the numerous overhangs in the design. Bryan helped walk me through that, though, and by making the initial layer shape (the first heptagon) in Rhino it let me make a much more flexible and viable design. Second hurdle I encountered was during the cutting of the matchplate. Because of a little mix-up, the matchplate was flipped slightly, so the grooves along the top and bottom didn't line up with the rest of the plates. I ended up needing to recut it. After that, the project went reasonably smoothly, wi...
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Vase time

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To Build a Vase Better Late than Never, I Say   The Definition  I initially had a big messy huge thing, because I wanted to generate the whole thing in Grasshopper, but Bryan let me know that it was in fact okay to create parts of the object in Rhino. So I made one individual 'layer' - the chamfered polygon shape - then distributed it across a line, with half of the layers rotated and half of the layers remaining the same to create a pineapple-like pattern: Like a pineapple And then I used that to print mold positives, and from that, I cast the plaster molds. Half mold full mold And there it is below! molds
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1 hour Thing

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I went back to my roots and made a castle!
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I got some Spinny Boys

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I got them They're right here   The above is the definitions used to generate the white design. Meanwhile, by connecting the bottom branch (RUnion R to ArrayPolar G) to the main definition the other two designs were derived.
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Episode 4: A New Hoppe(r)

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Episode 4: A New Hoppe(r) It's your girl Dee again back with another OBDF class. First off we got into Grasshopper and brushed through some tutorials. Lesson 1: Interface Basics Basically we just had to make lines with Grasshopper, then link lines in Grasshopper to points in Rhino. EZ. Making lines Matching to Points Lesson 2: Multiple Components Manual Divide Line This time with Grasshopper This time with a slidey lil guy Lesson 3: Refining a Definition It's getting funky Funktacular Lesson 4: Basics Questions and Answers Same thing but different, divlength baked like bread or someone after 420 Lesson 5: Creating Biarcs Do the Wave It's a fat lil boy GIVE THE BOY SKIN Lesson 6: Displaying the Definition with Colors trans colored worm Lesson 7: Lofting Multiple Curves in GH Same thing as the final stretch of Lesson 5 I guess? Lesson 8: Creating Components with Custom Default Just ...
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Final Blogger

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a.) Surface Design Study   b.) Reverse Engineered Object Oh no I spilled my pills! c.) Outsourced Ring   d.) 3D Printed Chess Set
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Crystal my Crystal (it's all gone wrong)

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So for my chess set I decided I would do a crystal design, given my fascination with crystals. I have a huge collection of odd crystal bits and I figured I would make each piece a different shape. I made the pawn a cube/octahedral inspired shape, sort of short and stubby to make it seem a little more mundane. Source: PhysicsOpenLab [http://physicsopenlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pirite.jpg] The Rook is a hexagonal cylinder, something like a natural Beryl.   Source: Geology.com [https://geology.com/minerals/photos/beryl-emerald-irocks.jpg] The Bishop is a smooth cylinder, again inspired by some Beryl formations. If you can't tell, I find beryls very attractive in their natural form. Source: Collection Arkane [https://collectionarkane.com/beryl/707-beryl-aquamarine-variety.html] Meanwhile, the Knight I decided to make more angular, as an homage to the hunched over horse-head of the original knight design. I chose a form of quartz as the inspiration. ...
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