RISD CAD/CAM II: links

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Monday, February 15, 2016

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3D printed joints

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CALENDAR: (subject to change)

Feb 21st

Class introductions, digital calipers, Rhino review, creating models for output, closed geometry, creating links, joints, uploading to Shapeways, filling holes, dissecting clasps and making them work for 3D printing, discuss timelines, translating real world measurements into Rhino. Overlapping geometry, flow along curve, flow along surface, Boolean difference for links, Build space, 650 × 350 × 550 mm, take advantage of 3D printing (nesting parts, universal joints, impossible shapes, linkages etc.) 3D printable materials

Intro NECK IT

Feb 25

NO CLASS last day for add drop

Feb 28th

command history, array along curve, history, advanced gumball, orientation, model extents, connection points, sudo-parametric modeling, flow along surface, sweep1 and 2, Gumball, cleaning up geometry, building threads in Rhino, Demo snaps, converting mesh to NURBS, importing meshes, Sending off files.

Talk about multiples, cross over with rubber mold making, inventive connections and joints. One-on-one design reviews

March 7th

intro …LIKE A ROLLING STONE

Wax versus plastic, 3D printing waxes through Shapeways versus printing in metal. Casting versus fabricating,

Modeling in Sprues, Measure and translating, Stones for sale, Stachura, Stone setter in town, Potential Johan visit, building prongs in Rhino, alternative settings, building with parts, Command history, symmetry, Brief lesson on stones, Try to make something that takes advantage of 3D printing. Model in sprues for mold making.

March 14^th

intro Form1, Form2 and Asiga printers,

Demo prong settings. Casting refresher, finishing metal parts, the laser welder (prong welding, trapping stones, welding hinges)

Cutting seats, notching prongs, work day.

introduce Creative Stone Setting by John Cogswell

March 21st Intro DIGITAL CAMEO 3D scanning, Sense scanner,Sculptris, quick self portrait, textures, painting, polygon count, importing and exporting mesh in Rhino via Sculptris, MRI, X-ray, 123D catch, Cameos, Self portrait project, Chuck Close, explore the possibility of the “wearable me”

March 28^th

NO CLASS SPRING BREAK

April 4^th

MID TERM REVIEW

NECK-IT due

April 11th

More Sculptris

Intro to Zbrush, Masking, symmetry, Mesh to Nurbs, Deformation, Sub-tool, importing subtools, Brushes! Decimation master.

April 18thMore Zbrush sculpting

April 25th

Work in progress crit / work day.

Possible rubber mold making demo. 3D printing molds, Positive/negative, Release molds (overlap with Tracy’s class)

Dying 3D printed parts.

Grasshopper demo.

May 2nd

…LIKE A ROLLING STONE due

Work day. Documentation.

May 9^th

Work day. Documentation.

May 16th

Intro DIGITAL CAMEO DUE

Finalize projects/work day

May 23rd

All work due! FINAL REVIEW