Hi everyone! For project 2 I was inspired by the different existing taxonomy of cocktail and wine glasses, so I started off with a tween through 5 different glass types. Upon further research though, I learned that you cannot eat or drink out of things that have been 3D printed because there are microscopic holes where bacteria can collect that can be harmful. So, I decided to keep my original idea, but make the cups for plants. Hence “Tipsy Planters”. The different cups can serve as a way to organize your plants by category the same ways drinks are. Additionally I decided to no do a tween though 5 different surfaces. Instead I made 1 long code, where I could use a bezier graph to control the the size and location for the stems and cup parts of the glasses.
Learning to 3D print these was both fun and challenging. There was definitely a lot of trouble shooting, but I’m super happy to have the knowledge now. Also, when it worked and I got a beautiful print, it was extremely satisfying.
In my presentation, I used a colored metal for each cup rendering, and I don’t think it allows for people to actually see all the complexities the cups have. I messed around with different materials in rhino trying to get ones that show all the complexities of the slices, but nothing does the cups justice compared to the actual prints. Regardless, I added the more natural material shots I got. They do show the slices, but still not the degree I would want.
Anyway, this was a super fun project and I was super happy that we spent time learning to the 3D print. I think like many of my classmates, I’m itching to get one of my own now (I just don’t have the space in my apartment unfortunately).
Parametrics 