Hi my name is Ethan and i'm proud to present to you my 3d printing progress, along with some of my favorite designs.
I started 3d designing in August of 2021 when I joined a class that taught me the basics of how to 3d print. I quickly found enjoyment in the class, because it's very hands-on, and also works with computers. Two things I like! The teacher Mr. S is very nice and fun to be around so that also boosted my interest. As soon as I started taking the class we got right to printing. My first print was a nameplate for my desk. I have been hooked ever since!
This was my first 3d print. I made it by taking a triangle and stretching it out. I went on a special font website and picked a font I liked. I took the font and typed my name out, then put it into Tinkercad. I grouped the text and the triangle together and it was ready to print.
This print was taken off of the website Thingiverse. It was my second ever print.
I designed this isometric drawing for a teacher at my school. It was a very simple design but it put me another step towards mastering my designing.
This Is a chess piece I designed. I took this eagles logo off of Thingiverse and attached it to my chess piece design. This is my favorite piece.
This is probably my least favorite design. I drew this on a piece of paper and transferred it to Tinkercad. As you can tell I'm not an artist.
For my next project I designed ring pop candy ring. I chose to design this because it takes me back to when I was younger. I always used to eat the watermelon flavored ring pop and they were so good!
For this design, I made a surfboard cookie cutter for Christmas cookies. My design is based on a beater board, which is a foam surfboard. I love surfing, it's my favorite thing to do during the summer.
For this project I designed a loop for a marble maze. This was one of my most challenging projects to design, and I am proud to say I was the first person in my cass to make a successful loop. The design took me over two weeks to complete, and my first prototype worked only about 50% of the time it was used. The second design works 100% of the time, thanks to a little help from my teacher.
For my next project my goal was to design a nerf blaster. As seen in the image the design was not quite completed. Due to the end of the semester I was not able to fix all of the problems in my design. I am going to continue to work on my Blaster into the future, in hopes of being able to design a functional nerf blaster
This blaster as designed as a result of the original not being printed and functional by the end of the semester. The blaster has a working trigger but no projectiles can be fired from it. Imagination has to be used for this one.