Challenge: To produce a working flexi-animal of a unicorn.
Background: This design has come from a student whose work has featured extensively on this site. The student has consistently demonstrated innovation and creativity to complete these designs. She has 'cracked the code' with regards to their creation. Initially she saw the originals that featured in our 'market day" projects. By linking a video via Youtube - that is from Eunny entitled 'Ball Hinge with Tinkercad' she was able to understand the engineering principal and process behind it.
The other issue is the location of the image for the animal. The student in this case is using a free site - freesvg.org to locate images and then convert them into an .stl file. Once they have been then imported in Tinkercad the files are then sized, and the linking is applied.
The student concerned here has the process sorted and is able to complete these prints in a very short time-frame to produce a professionally looking quality print.
Level of Difficulty - For the student doing this work it would be low however this is a skilful student who has shown ability and been able to produce a range of prints so if that is considered it is perhaps not as easily as it seems.
Size: The print measures 170mm across from the tip of the horn to the tail, is 100mm high at the shoulder of the animal and was printed 7mm thick. This produced a print that was perfect for the purpose of a student or an adult holding it.
Timeframe: Two and a half hours, on regular setttings for the printer.
Next Steps for the Student/What we would do differently: Nil - this ticks all the boxes from the student input (which is 100%) to the design shape and functionality.
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