Hello everyone,
As we learn how to use CAD programs to design objects, our students and staff are beginning to create objects that we can actually visualize and print! One of our faculty has a chair with a missing leg floor protector, so Dusty designed a similar shape in CAD and printed it out…
Next on the print queue for today is an iPhone stand that was also custom designed by Dusty. It is unique in that there is embossed lettering on the -side- of the object, a special challenge for the printer. It will print with temporary plastic “supports” up to the lettering, which are carefully removed after the print.
We are still working on a “word necklace” designed by Stephanie Baker from the Learning Center. She designed the necklace in Adobe Illustrator, then Josh from Technical Support Services concerted it to AutoCAD, then to Creo. Even though we now have it in Creo, creating a STL that the printer can understand is a challenge. Stay tuned!
Tom