OBDF - Progress this term!
1. Architectural Facade - My Apartment
For our first project we used the tools we had learned to try and recreate a small piece of architecture that we liked in the city. I chose the one I liked the most, which is my apartment! I moved to Calgary to come to this school and this apartment has been such a great place to call home. It was really hard to replicate the design in the way that I wanted to with the commands that I knew in Rhino, but as with most things there are many ways to accomplish the goal! I figured it out, even if it was in the slowest way possible, and I learned to appreciate the use of shortcuts in the projects ahead.


2. Laser Cut Project - Harvest
This was my first time using a laser cutter and I was very excited to create a complex illustration with layers and lighting effects and all kinds of things. Of course it ended up being more difficult than I had figured at first, but it was a great experience that took a few tries. I ended up using more wood than I expected, and finding an appreciation for the natural burn look that laser cutting causes. If I were to try again I think I would take it further and try out a Lightbox version of my design.



3. Model Organic Object - Squished Squash
It was really cool using a photoscanning app. I've looked for them in the past and couldn't find one that would work with my phone, so it was very cool to use one in class. I think I would consider buying one going forward, as it definitely cut out the difficult process of trying to recreate this design from scratch.


4. Reverse Engineered Object - Speedball Linoleum Cutter
Using a digital calliper was really cool and has changed the way I look at things in my day to day life. I have a hard time not imagining measuring and recreating candlestick holders, and cups, and things I see in my day. It was very satisfying creating something that looked right in the end and I'm really proud of my final renders.
If I were to do it again I think I would just spend more time trying to make a believable render space.



5. 3D Printed Chess Set - Leave Your Mark!
This was definitely my favourite project and I was really impressed how easy it was to do by the end of the term. Using the commands I had learned and the muscle memory I had acquired I found hours passing by without even noticing as I worked on this. While it didn't turn out exactly how I would have wanted in an ideal situation I feel really confident from this project that I could make just about anything with enough time and access to the 3D printers. And that's very exciting!



For our first project we used the tools we had learned to try and recreate a small piece of architecture that we liked in the city. I chose the one I liked the most, which is my apartment! I moved to Calgary to come to this school and this apartment has been such a great place to call home. It was really hard to replicate the design in the way that I wanted to with the commands that I knew in Rhino, but as with most things there are many ways to accomplish the goal! I figured it out, even if it was in the slowest way possible, and I learned to appreciate the use of shortcuts in the projects ahead.


2. Laser Cut Project - Harvest
This was my first time using a laser cutter and I was very excited to create a complex illustration with layers and lighting effects and all kinds of things. Of course it ended up being more difficult than I had figured at first, but it was a great experience that took a few tries. I ended up using more wood than I expected, and finding an appreciation for the natural burn look that laser cutting causes. If I were to try again I think I would take it further and try out a Lightbox version of my design.



3. Model Organic Object - Squished Squash
It was really cool using a photoscanning app. I've looked for them in the past and couldn't find one that would work with my phone, so it was very cool to use one in class. I think I would consider buying one going forward, as it definitely cut out the difficult process of trying to recreate this design from scratch.


4. Reverse Engineered Object - Speedball Linoleum Cutter
Using a digital calliper was really cool and has changed the way I look at things in my day to day life. I have a hard time not imagining measuring and recreating candlestick holders, and cups, and things I see in my day. It was very satisfying creating something that looked right in the end and I'm really proud of my final renders.
If I were to do it again I think I would just spend more time trying to make a believable render space.



5. 3D Printed Chess Set - Leave Your Mark!
This was definitely my favourite project and I was really impressed how easy it was to do by the end of the term. Using the commands I had learned and the muscle memory I had acquired I found hours passing by without even noticing as I worked on this. While it didn't turn out exactly how I would have wanted in an ideal situation I feel really confident from this project that I could make just about anything with enough time and access to the 3D printers. And that's very exciting!



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