3D Printed Revision Updates

 

We published this initial print on April 16th and wanted to show an example of how a student can take an idea and rework and adapt something to ensure that it fits the brief better by reengineering.

This student is designing for the first year and has spent the past two months working on their Tinkercad skills.  The student has used their iPad the Tinkercad App and a 3D Printer to produce this digital object which has been produced as a physical object.

Once the student had examined the print, looked at it with the teacher and worked out a way to feature or address what had been made they were able to make a range of significant changes.

First and foremost as shown the size of the print was greatly reduced.   The initial print was imagined as a badge or label for a bag, but in its original form it was considered to be too large.

The original design was 135mm by 135mm as can be seen left the revised version was 85mm by 80mm.  The design remained with the same width.   While there was some additional design put onto the creation there was a significant reduction in the print time.    The print time for the original was three and a half hours.   With the reduced size the print time was one hour.   The price point for the original design was $2.30 and the revised version was $0.67.

Once these changes had been made we also printed out a second copy using the same orange that the original print was completed in.   It potentially could do with additional design reflection (as it is quite 'busy' when it is shown and developed) however the student concerned was extremely pleased with how it looks and how it has developed.

 

The next step for the student from here is of course to look for opportunities to create, design and make a range of different digital images and physical objects using the skills that they have developed and are developing.

There are a multitude of similar designs like this which you can access by using the search bar in the top right hand corner of this blog.

The student concerned with this project is seven years old and other than the verbal feedback on the first design worked independently to complete the design.

Revising and reworking a Print

 

Challenge: To rework and redesign a previous creation to ensure that it develops its detail and successfully adapts to meet its brief.

Background: This the student reviewed the design (shown left in the photograph) and revised it.   The original post was featured on this blog here.  The student wanted to develop the item as phone holder.   The student had realised after testing that the phone needed a lip to be introduced into the design to ensure that a phone did not slip off the print.

The student also wanted to introduce several other features on the design.  They included in the revised version the large stars which were placed on both ends of the design.   As this print is now intended to be a gift for the upcoming Mothers Day.   The print now has 'Mum' on the front of the design and 'Happy Mothers Day' written on the back.

All of these adjustments were completed by student independently and have greatly increased the 

Level of Difficulty: Medium - the student was adjusting the design to meet the intended brief and purpose for the design.

Size: As per the original design 130mm by 70mm by 60mm.   Essentially the same as the original with dimensions not affected by the additional features.

Cost/Price: The original print used 87g of PLA filament to complete the revised version of the print used 113g which included additional lettering, the lip etc.   The cost for the original design was $1.75 the adjusted price for the revisions for this print the price has increased per unit to $2.83.   This has been calculated by Bambu Studio Labs inbuilt software.

Timeframe:  The original print took two hours and ten minutes to complete.  With the additional details added into the print this increased the duration of the print to four hours.

What we would do differently/Next steps for the student:

The revisions with the print have been very important to ensure that the purpose of the design has been met.  The addition of the 'Mothers Day' theme for the design has also given it a a specific purpose.   There are not more additions that will be required for this print.