3D Prints: Ongoing Classroom Projects Term Four 2023

Accessories for the Fox: While the Fox detailed previously on this blog has been completed and is a completely original print, the student also wanted to look at providing accessories.   This student had viewed some of the ideas from last years market day project accessories and wanted to create something unique to go with the fox.

The students idea was to create something simple that would match with the fox - hence the creation of a plate/bowl to be combined with it.   The student is now moving onto creating packaging to go with the print.

Accessories for the Dragon.   We have also detailed on this blog about a group of students who are focussing on 'Dragon Prints'.   This process started when the students (who are Y3 eight years old) located and tired to buy 3D Printed Dragons online for $60.00.   As noted reverse engineering of the project determined they could be printed relatively easily - however this was not original work (although the students did work on the decorations including for the first time using glitter in combination with spray painting, which as the paint dried then stuck to the print.    The students have experimented with creating additional items to go with the dragons - as shown in the photograph you can see early version of 'swords' and a dragon egg.   Both students are working independently for the first time on creating these projects.

Another student has a particular interest in a specific creature, an Amazon River Dolphin.  The student found some examples of models of these online but wanted to use the scribble design part of the main Tinkercad interface to create something original.   He also wanted to create an accessory - and having researched the animal he saw that crabs are one of the food sources.  As a fan of a particular TV show he then created the crab to represent it.   Finally he used Pixton to create a unique cartoon with information about the animal which is going to be used as a key part of the packaging for the product.  He is intending to refine the design of both to increase the accuracy of the design.

We have a wide range of students in the classroom ranging from experienced designers who are confident, creative and independent designers.

We also have some students who for the first time are experimenting with designs.  Some of these designs are starting as basic shapes - in this instance the horse (shown left) has been located online and the students have modified it by the process of introducing a simple shape into it to convert it from a relatively larger shape into a bag tag shape.  This design is shown in the testing prior to the decoration with the spray painting.    They will do this under supervision.