Door Handle Message 3D Print

 

Challenge: Y4 Student to create an original 3D Printed design with a purpose.

Background: This student has been given a challenge to produce something that is unique, that is created by the student from scratch, using Tinkercad.   The student had a number of ideas that she wanted to look at creating and this project ending up coming as a result of this.   She decided to use the main interface to make a creature.   An issue for her was how to look at handing it from a door handle.   She made a decision to exaggerate the arms - and this was the manner in which the creation was able to be held in place on the handle of the door.

As shown left, the student was able to create something amusing but also managed to complete the brief.   When the student wanted to look at options how to present or decorate the design she was able to use one of the tools that our students have been regularly been using to put a filter onto our designs.   We have posted about it on this blog before but by using the PicCollage 'Magic Camera' Filter, the students are able to use their iPad to create AI version of the print.  This then gives the ideas for the students on how they could potentially decorate their print.

Size: The print measured 140mm across and was 100mm high. The depth of the print was 10mm which meant that it was durable and able to be handled

regularly.   

Timeframe: Eight hours from start to finish on the current default settings.   Ultimately the student wouldn't have wanted to have it any smaller than it was, so the printing time would have remained about right for this project.

Level of Difficulty: Medium - as the print was designed to be amusing, relative to the size of it, the arms could be over exaggerated to make the purpose of hanging the print onto a door handle.

What we would do differently/next steps for the student: The lettering which states 'Do Not Enter My Room' was too dense for the print.  The print needed to have a different message, or one that was simpler.  The message was able to be produced just by the printer but the student has already discussed an idea to rework, edit or adapt this message.