3D Printed SVG - basic shape: tank

 

Challenge: To use an SVG file to create and then modify a 3D Print.

Background: We have detailed this process extensively in the past and if you would like to see an explanation of the process please click on the link here.

In this example the student located a cartoon tank which they felt would convert positively to a 3D Print.   While there is detail in the print each element of the print is joined together so the entire print is essentially one piece - the student also determined (correctly so) that this could be printed successfully by the P1S Bambu printer and also that the detail that was seen in the SVG would transfer to the print.

Resources used to complete this project: SVG file (sourced online from a free site), iPad, Tinkercad App, 

Level of Difficulty: Low as shown by the time the student took to complete the task.  This was about the file selection and the import into Tinkercad.   The design itself was a straight forward port with no adjustment required.

Size: The print measures 170mm long was 80mm high and was 10mm thick.   Given the intended purpose for this print was some form of badge or keychain this is almost too long for this purpose.

Cost Price: This information has been sourced from the Bambu labs information page (a screenshot of which is shown above that details information about the print.  This print used 32g of PLA filament and had a price point of $0.82c.   There was no rafting or waste plastic associated with this project.\

Timeframe: The software above has precise timestamps for all print information.   Using this data we can determine that it has the usual six minutes warm up and a print time of 115minutes so a total run time to fully complete the project on default settings of one hour and twenty minutes.

What we would do differently/Next steps for the students:  The student believes that this completes the expected brief and they have moved onto other projects.

3D Printed SVG - Extra Details

 

Challenge: To take an SVG file and modify it for a purpose by altering the original file.

Background: We have detailed this process in a range of prints and descriptions on this blog.  In some of the process the files that our students located needed to be modified for a purpose or to make them more 'useable'.

The file shown left is a good example of this.   The original SVG file which was sourced online from a popular SVG site was two seperate pieces being the body and the head.   The student was able to resolve this by creating a collar for the log which link the two pieces of the print.   

The student also personalised the design by putting the name on the base of the animal.  Finally the issue of the purpose of the design was resolved by the student inserting a hole into the leg of the dog.  Hence the design could be converted into a name badge for the animal or a keyring.

This selection, conversion and entire process was completed by a student who is seven years old independently of the teacher.

Resources Used: Tinkercad App, SVG file (located online this is one of the first files that comes up with a general search), iPad, Bambu Printer (P1P).   

Level of Difficulty: Low - the student used the design, modified it themselves and was able to complete the entire task from start to finish, including experimenting with various potential colour - in under thirty minutes.   There could be more details potentially added to this to increase the difficulty.

The student was also able to use the AR/VR function that is available with Tinkercad to project an altered version of the image with additions to the design.   The student decided not to go with the additions (such as the blocks by the feet or the relocation of the hole) however it also allowed them to look at the dimensions of the print.

Size: The final print was 100mm across and 100mm high from the base of the feet to the ears and top of the tail.  The print was 10mm wide/thick.  It was printed using regular PLA.

Cost/Price: The print used 18g of regular PLA to complete the print.  Based on the Bambu Lab studio software calculation the print cost $0.67 to produce.    This used regular PLA to complete the print.

Timeframe: The print time for the print was six minutes preparation time from the pinter and then twenty seven minutes to complete the print - a total time of thirty three minutes.

What we would do differently/Next steps for the students: We choose to print this using the P1P printer and as a result it was completed in a single colour - we could have expanded it to the H2D and would have had the option (which we have only used occasionally of mixing two different colours).  The next obvious step would be to consider spray painting or further decoration.   Otherwise the print is complete.