{"id":1790,"date":"2014-12-02T01:31:44","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T08:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.evergreen.edu\/chrissymakes\/?p=138"},"modified":"2014-12-02T01:31:44","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T08:31:44","slug":"blue-rabbit-project-iteration-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/making\/blue-rabbit-project-iteration-four\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Rabbit Project: Iteration Four"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chrissy G.<br \/>\nWeek 9<br \/>\n\/\/ 3D Printed Object \/\/<\/p>\n<pre><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.evergreen.edu\/chrissymakes\/wp-content\/plugins\/stl-viewer\/js\/Three.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.evergreen.edu\/chrissymakes\/wp-content\/plugins\/stl-viewer\/js\/plane.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.evergreen.edu\/chrissymakes\/wp-content\/plugins\/stl-viewer\/js\/thingiview.js\"><\/script>\r\n\t\t\t\t<script>\r\n     \t\t\t\t\twindow.onload = function() {\r\n       \t\t\t\t\t\tthingiurlbase = \"http:\/\/blogs.evergreen.edu\/chrissymakes\/wp-content\/plugins\/stl-viewer\/js\";\r\n        \t\t\t\t\tthingiview = new Thingiview(\"default\");\r\n        \t\t\t\t\tthingiview.loadSTL(\"http:\/\/blogs.evergreen.edu\/chrissymakes\/files\/2014\/12\/sizzling_amberis-sango.stl\");\r\n        \t\t\t\t\tthingiview.setObjectColor('#FFCCFF');\r\n        \t\t\t\t\tthingiview.setBackgroundColor('#FFFFFF');\r\n        \t\t\t\t\tthingiview.initScene();\r\n      \t\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/script>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"default\" style=\"width:300px;height:300px\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n  \t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"btn btn-small\" onclick=\"thingiview.setCameraView('top');\" type=\"button\" value=\"Top\" \/> \r\n  \t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"btn btn-small\" onclick=\"thingiview.setCameraView('side');\" type=\"button\" value=\"Side\" \/> \r\n  \t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"btn btn-small\" onclick=\"thingiview.setCameraView('bottom');\" type=\"button\" value=\"Bottom\" \/> \r\n  \t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"btn btn-small\" onclick=\"thingiview.setCameraView('diagonal');\" type=\"button\" value=\"Diagonal\" \/> \r\n  \t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"btn btn-small\" onclick=\"thingiview.setCameraZoom(5);\" type=\"button\" value=\"Zoom +\" \/> \r\n  \t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"btn btn-small\" onclick=\"thingiview.setCameraZoom(-5);\" type=\"button\" value=\"Zoom -\" \/> \r\n  \t\t\t\t\tRotation: <input class=\"btn btn-small\" onclick=\"thingiview.setRotation(true);\" type=\"button\" value=\"on\" \/> | <input class=\"btn btn-small\" onclick=\"thingiview.setRotation(false);\" type=\"button\" value=\"off\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>When I initially began this project, I chose to render a 3D model of the yurt that I live in for a very simple reason: I wanted to learn how to build it. Yurts are traditionally very simple structures; they&#8217;re compact, lightweight, and easily assembled. Designing a yurt in Tinkered was surprisingly a lot like constructing one in real life. They\u00a0are comprised of khana (the lattice walls), rafters, a roof ring, \u00a0a door frame, and a base. These main components are geometric, symmetrical, and straightforward. I wanted the model to be as close to home (so to speak) as possible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.evergreen.edu\/chrissymakes\/files\/2014\/12\/yurt_diagram-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-153 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.evergreen.edu\/chrissymakes\/files\/2014\/12\/yurt_diagram-11.jpg\" alt=\"yurt_diagram-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"321\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, some obstacles presented themselves\u00a0in the process. One thing became clear after my fourth attempt at printing the model: I needed some basic architectural\u00a0design elements integrated into the construction process. I wasn&#8217;t just printing a model to <em>see<\/em> if it works&#8211; I was reproducing something that <em>actually<\/em> works. \u00a0But it wasn&#8217;t working. The middle of the &#8220;X&#8221; in the latticework (where it\u00a0would be bolted in real-life) was too thin to print.\u00a0One\u00a0theory is that because the &#8220;X&#8221; is a flat shape, curving it around and shaving off the edges (to make a circle)\u00a0would compromise the structural integrity of lattice. In real-life, the &#8220;X&#8221; shape creates a tension around the circumference that enhances its stability, but virtually, it does the opposite.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0next move (with the help of John) was taking the too-thin lattice into Blender and simply thickening it up. Seems simple enough, right? I took the new, sturdier model into Tinkercad and discovered I couldn&#8217;t manipulate it at all. New shapes wouldn&#8217;t group to the knaha, including the rafters and door frame.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.evergreen.edu\/chrissymakes\/files\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-01-at-10.07.02-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-149\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.evergreen.edu\/chrissymakes\/files\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-01-at-10.07.02-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-12-01 at 10.07.02 PM\" width=\"693\" height=\"454\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The lattice ended up becoming too complex of a structure to even download into Makerware. The model (unbeknownst to me) had about 55,000 faces, all of which the 3D printer would have to identify and\u00a0print.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.evergreen.edu\/chrissymakes\/files\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-01-at-10.08.06-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-150\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.evergreen.edu\/chrissymakes\/files\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-01-at-10.08.06-PM-1024x665.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-12-01 at 10.08.06 PM\" width=\"612\" height=\"397\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The result was a clashing of technologies. The logic of\u00a0thousand year-old architecture transcribed into the language of 1&#8242;s and 0&#8242;s made something simple into something\u00a0very, very complicated. My attempts at making a realistic model of a yurt subsided. I needed\u00a0to match the language of the computer to be able to print the yurt, which\u00a0meant changing (and ultra-simplifying) the design.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.evergreen.edu\/chrissymakes\/files\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-01-at-10.46.19-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-151\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.evergreen.edu\/chrissymakes\/files\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-01-at-10.46.19-PM-1024x638.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-12-01 at 10.46.19 PM\" width=\"676\" height=\"421\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My original idea to &#8220;print space&#8221; in order to understand the concept of\u00a0home\u00a0has very much been gratified through\u00a0the complications of this project. No\u00a0living spaces come without time and maintenance. \u00a0These learning curves have given me an aerial perspective on\u00a0the difficulties of designing custom domestic spaces, whether it be tangible, physical,\u00a0or virtual labor. 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