4. Parametric Structure Scale Model (Process) (i)

Hello! Thought I'd write this little update blog before the render one because I've hit many walls already. Just thinking about physically building it, and seeing how my concept transfer digitally has made me want to change a few things from my sketch. Physically building the base and wave part became one piece and it will be 3D printed/ laser cut for now. The CNC curve part is if I want to advance it but I think alternatives are fine. The intersecting angled piece that holds the laptop, that one will be the full width of the table piece hopefully holding together everything and can just be an easy installation for people. Alternatively, I’d just have that as one Boolean Union piece if I’m just laser cutting the same seed for the whole table.

I did end up 3D printing 2 mini versions/ of the desks. And when I say mini…. They are REALLY SMALL, I just wanted to save time and use it as a test print so I did them at the fast setting and at 60% scale compared to my digital file. Didn’t realize the result size of the physical print… oops? But now I know to scale up when I do my laser cut piece for the 25th blog.

Here are some screenshots of some failed processes in building my table. I couldn't get a lot of things working in the first round and tried to create things manually in Rhino, but with some help from a friend I had to rebuild it so everything can be adjustable.

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4. Parametric Structure Scale Model (Digital) (ii)

Title: Lap Wave Desk Inspiration: Ocean/Wave glass sculptures and The Great Wave off Kanagawa print by Hokusai Difference from typical furniture: A typical lap desk is formal looking, just metal and a plain one colour platform. I wanted something that's less traditional and more sculpture base, one that looks like an art piece and might benefit some users with the wave patterns as holders. Function: It's a lap desk! Those computer desks are portable and you can put them on your lap to hold your laptop on. Others might use it as a standing desk by putting it on top of a regular table Intended Location: Homes and maybe a less traditional office Intended Audience: Students, office workers, people who need to do work standing or work portable Here are the renders for my lap desk, I made two versions of it. One in an Oak material, one in transparent plastic with a slight blue colour just to make sure it would appear in the render. I made the decision of the transparent one bec...

01. My First Definition

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3D Printed Object: Hybrid Design

Concept Generator: These were the outcomes of what I had for generating concept, some of mine wouldn't fully work when I really thought of how the 3D printer worked. Only the flat coned shape and 3 rings fully worked, and it matched with my groups' the most since their shapes were mainly in a cylinder-like. Combining Group Objects: I was in a group with Adam and Siwon. Out of our three designs, Adam's had the more sturdy base design so the 3D Printer could hold everything together. Siwon's design was a more decorative angled vase shape, like diamond-cut edges. My design, placing it into Slic3r separately, I could tell the rings immediately didn't look as sturdy as we wanted. So mine has the most changes or reconsideration in how that would end up printing. We had to make sure the rings interlock with the base and each other so that the printer would keep everything into one piece without falling apart mid-print. Initially, we had Siwon's in t...

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