3D Printed Mt Taranaki Progression

 

We have started using the print that we discussed yesterday as our first AR/VR task for the year.   We have detailed in the past how we have used this function of Tinkercad and the Tinkercad App to project images around our school - including making them supersized to show details and features that might otherwise not be noticed.

This is the 3D Print of our local Mountain that we are working through with our students.   We started discussing how we can develop this idea, this display and think about the features and how we might present it to our classroom and school.

The mountain is a hugely iconic local image that dominates the landscape and our community.   In the image shown below the model of the mountain being held in front of the mountain itself - the mountain is currently obscured by cloud cover - however we will repeat the process when the conditions are suitable. 

Already with discussions with the students some of the features of the mountain have come up as part of the physical model being available.

We are going to use the .stl file for all students to be able to produce an original AR/VR image of the mountain and project it around the school creating a visual display to start off the school year.

At the same time we are also undertaking our very first 3D Prints and original designs - we have spilt this into two distinct cohorts.   The first group of students have begun the process of working on the AR/VR and the functional repair of the 'Farm Building' that was purchased from a thrift shop which has a number of elements needing to be repair and replaced.

The second group of students is following a flipped video concept from 2019 - this is a fundamental skills starting with the use of Tinkercad where the students create a basic design.   This post here is amongst the most popular on this site.