In the first week, two senior designers and I prototyped as many ideas as possible for the module. The design has to be 3d printing friendly, easy to construct and strong enough to stand in a busy mall. The after use of the module is also taken into consideration. Each module will be taken home by a student and will turn into a lamp stand or a planter or other creative use.
The Lego-like connection was chosen because of its simplicity which benefits both the printing process and the diversity of the configuration of the structure.
Tolerance testing was carried out to determine the best connection fit. Interestingly, we found out because of the layering of the print, the friction of the surface provided strong enough bond without any additional bump features.
I assisted in modeling different configurations designed by my senior designers from their sketches.
After the exhibition, each Polyblock was given to a student. They were encourage to transform it into table lamp, planter or other creative usage.
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Rise Pavilion (Guinness World Largest 3D Printed Structure)
The project was done for Rise English learning company for their publicity. We were only given 3 mouths before the exhibition. 3D printing is a time consuming process. With the use of 1.87 tons of PLA, the estimated manufacturing time was around 2 months which means no error is allowed in the design phase. The design of the module was critical to our success.
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Iat Chi (ya-chi)...
Product Design Engineer + Industrial Designer
CA