Sunday, April 3, 2011
Digital Fabrication Investigation Progress
After researching my precedents, I have downloaded Rhino to familiarize myself with the program that is used in collaboration with the CNC mill. I have been experimenting with the various tools within the program that seem to be necessary in creating what I ultimately what I want my final project to be. For instance, different forms and boolean tools created the form below, which I will take further in modeling a more interesting lamp shade that resembles my inspiration images. In the next steps, I plan to experiment with splitting up the sphere in a way that will connect and fit together utilizing friction. As of now, I am trying to learn as much as possible about the most effective ways to output Rhino information to the CNC mill.
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It would be fun to look at how you would put this whole thing together. One option might be to cut out the whole thing on a flat surface and have it all connected and then have it so you just have to fold and glue the sides. There are other ways to do this for sure, so I would look into that.
ReplyDeleteI think it would be interesting for you to experiment with small, simple designs to output into the CNC. While they are not your final design of course, you can play with the various bits available and see how they can create different textures on the surface of the material you choose. By manipulating the path of the bit, it could create another tactile dimension to your lamp.
ReplyDeleteThat looks pretty cool. Maybe you could scale models of your project and use the laser cutter to make them, might help to make sure they will fit together correctly.
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