The design of a chess set

Kim Tech is working on designing a chess set for Digital Design. He discovered the screw modifier in Blender and used it to make spirals around a test piece. He encountered a few problems, such as that the ends of the spirals were open (he solved that by adding spheres at either end) and the 3D printing program had problems with reading the exported file (he recalculated the normals).

Finally he got a piece that the printer could print, but Ms. Chelsea put a cylinder in the center to prevent the need for supports during the printing process. Now Kim Tech wants to find a way to make the center hollow without needing supports. The printer can only print up to a 45% angle without supports.

Here it is printed! 

I can't wait to see Kim Tech's next design! And maybe have a game of chess with custom designed chess pieces...

Lifelong Learning: the star stamp

ISPP is truly a community of lifelong learners. Ms. Tay is taking a course on 3D design using Autodesk Fusion 360 and she has designed a star stamp, which can be used for stamping wax. We are also thinking the stamp would be fun for stamping play dough or cookies. Maybe we will print some extra copies for our EY and KG creators. Or maybe we should make some play dough to test it out...

I wonder what Ms. Tay will design next! Are YOU planning something? Stop by the KC or the PD lab to get help or ideas. We'd love to print for you!

Ms. Tay, Wattai, and the Star Stamp