Serial Slicing

Here I have the a form I created in rhino. I started with a taurus and manipulated it using control points to create this form. I liked the continuity and flowing lines, as well as the subtle variations in the surface of the form. I created a file for serial slicing and sent it to the laser scanner. 

I assembled the wooden pieces using wood glue and screws every few layers to give the piece a more sturdy hold. I grinded down the piece and sanded it. The above photo is after the assembly and sanding and in the process of applying the finish which was graphite powder.

This final photo is of the finished piece on display for critique. With the graphite powder coating it gives the feel of something very earthy. I placed some colored wires along the inside curve to invite the viewer to take a look at the piece from a different perspective and engage the eye from many different angles. I enjoyed this process and taking a form from a computer model to completion through the method of serial slicing was a great learning experience and something I wish to explore further with different pieces.

Alexander Krench_CNC Milling

I was Late on the deadline to get my milling object into the lab, P. Scott said as long as i use a digital fabrication method i could make a relief another way. I took one of the spheres from my serial slice project, cut it on half and mounted it. Surprisingly, this piece got a lot of really good feedback from so many people I'm not sure why, maybe simplicity is key.

Alexander Krench_serial slice

For serial slicing I decided to go simple and small, i had been working hard on other class work and didn't want to over load myself with work. i made a simple sphere and laid it out, copied the slices and made a few more spheres. I Also used one of the spheres for my CNC milling project.(see cnc milling post for more info)
I went ahead and made a simple Christmas ornament for my Mom, covered in glass glitter fro the local Paris Market, she'll love it.
I made a heart out of the other sphere to correlate with a piece I made for another class.

Alexander Krench_Pepakura

 I wasn't too excited about this form, I really enjoyed the pepakura process though but i think with a little bit more experience with 3d rendering i could have come out with something a little bit more interesting. When I had the form all together I decided apply plaster to the entire thing without thinking. The piece collapsed upon its own weight and was a lost cause until the lab could print another one. for some reason there were problems with trying to laser cut the file a second time: the file was crashing the computers, I separated the layers in to different flies but it wasn't until time had run out that it came to my attention that the different files were different sizes so I did my best in trying to save the form, ultimately coming up with something a little bit more interesting that anything just plaster could do. I wasn't very proud of what I had come up with until my critique. My professor was quite impressed with what i had done to save the form, giving me a nice boost of confidence to follow though with the rest of my presentation.

Alexander Krench_3d printing

Though it looks like a flower with a base, this form was inspired by sea life. As a public art piece, I see this being in a large gallery room, about the size of a gymnasium or shopping and nearly 20-30 feet tall in order to really make an in-your-face impact on the viewer. 

Alexander Krench_rhino Modeling

These are models I created in Rhino the first two weeks of class, using the move UVN command.

Gabriel Comin - Pepakura

This was probably one of my favorite projects in the class. I was able to take a weapon model which I had created for a game, and create a life sized replica of it. 

Link to weapon in the Steam Workshop

So many little pieces

In hindsight going with a 1000 poly model probably wasn't the best idea for my first go at a pepakura project but I am pretty happy with the result as you can see below. 

I plan on eventually filling it with foam to make it more sturdy and then epoxy the piece so that I can proceed to texture and paint it exactly the same as the game asset from which it came.

Gabriel Comin - CNC Milling

For the CNC milling project I kept it simple and focus on just learning the process. I modeled a quick geometric piece and then imported it into rhino to convert it from polygons to nurbs.

The piece was milled out of foam and then I coated it with aqua resign to create a durable and weatherproof surface.

After coating the piece in aqua-resin, I proceeded to sand it, and then experimented with paint. While experimenting with a different paint style was fun I ended up not being extremely satisfied with the results. I plan on waiting a bit to see if it grows on me and if not then I plan on painting it all one solid color and then dry brushing some iridescent paint in key areas.

Briana Mateo: Renderings

Here are the rendered images of some of the forms that were created in this class. 

 This is the 3D printed model that was rendered in a copper and liquid material. 

 

This is the CNC milling project that has been rendered.

 

This is one of my serial stacked pieces. It would not import the serial stacked file so I rendered the object that I got the contours from. Using a black walnut polished wood. 

Gabriel Comin - 3D scanning

For this project I chose to sculpt a quick base model out of clay which I was later able to take into Zbrush and continue working on it in a digital sculpture environment. 

Gabriel Comin - Laser Cut Project

For this project I took one of my Zbrush models and used Rhino to serial slice it and prep it for laser cutting.

Starting the assembly.

Almost done

After i was done assembling the cardboard slices I began weaving blue cable through the piece.

(wood cut on left, cardboard on right)

Pretty happy with where this piece is going.

(Will update once its completely finished)

Briana Mateo: Pepakura

 

Using Maya, I extruded the faces of a sphere and created a top-like shape.

 

 

In illustrator I laid out the files that Pepakura created and arranged the valley and mountain folds as well as the numbers that would be printed on the cardboard.

 

I imported it into Rhino and arranged them to fit on a 48''x48'' sheet of cardboard.

 

 

Using Loctite, I attached all of the pieces together by matching all of the numbers up together.

 

 

 

This is a photo of the inside of the form.