3D Printing

For this particular project, using a 3D printer was imperative, so everyone in our class took a crash course. The model shown here was my second attempt at printing, and it came out quite nicely! However, when working with a 3D printer on a large project, it should be noted that it takes a lot of time and trouble shooting, and sometimes you can get halfway through a print when the printer messes up and you have to start all over. It can be frustrating, but with a little bit of luck and some serious planning, you can get it all sorted out.

-RM

Walking Bugs!

Here are the prototypes and models from my "Walking Toy" project, in which we had to create a toy that walked only with gravity assistance on an incline of 4 degrees. Mine is obviously modeled after a bug of some kind, but I think it came out insanely well, especially since it was my first time using the 3D printer!!!

-RM