Reviewing Assignment 5 Max/ Marcel
Questions/ Challenges
Reviewing basics of designing for Clay 3D printer (slides)
Differences between PLA and Clay
Clay Fabrication Pipeline
Potterbot Challenges
Grasshopper examples in Grasshopper (link):
Basic Cylinder (link)
Basic Cylinder with base (link)
Parametric Cylinder with base (link)
Surface Textures (link)
Clay Toolkit (Created by Mert Toka)
https://github.com/merttoka/ClayToolkit
CoilCAM (Created by Sam Bourgault)
Instructions for the downloading and use of CoilCAM
SketchPath (Created by Devon Frost)
https://devonkay223.github.io/skCAM/
After Class
Comment on at least two student assignments on Instructables
Complete the reading.
Post a slide with your reading reflections to the shared google slide deck by 6 PM Wed May 10th.
Reflection Prompt: Bourgault and co-authors present an entirely numerical design system for ceramics digital fabrication craft. What do you see as the tradeoffs between this numerical approach in contrast to 1) a direct manipulation parametric approach ( for example as in Fusion 360) or an entirely direct approach (for example in manually working with clay). Consider these tradeoffs with respect to both digital fabrication and non-digital craft.
Discussion Leaders: Devon/ Jennifer
Reading Discussion
How to use the Potterbot
Preparing clay for 3D printing by loading PotterBot extruder tubes.
Break up into groups of three- Note: these are the people you will be collaborating with for this week's assignment.
Load 1/4 of the Clay bag into a tube with assistance/demonstration
NOTE - wear clothes that you are ok with getting clay on.
Clay 3D printing design and grasshopper questions
Resources:
Option 1: Create a functional mug or cup. Note that the design should aim to be water-tight (i.e. it includes a base)
Option 2: Create an abstract or sculptural object using generative approaches - See Mert's differential growth work.
PRINTING DETAILS:
nozzle diameter: 5 mm
suggested layer height: 2 mm
suggested print speed: 30 mm/s
POTTERBOT SUPER 10 BED SIZE
x: 415 mm
y: 405 mm
z: 500 mm
POTTERBOT MICRO BED SIZE
x: 280 mm
y: 265 mm
z: 305 mm
Note: please keep your print dimensions to a reasonable size for this week: e.g. don't attempt to max out the bed dimensions.
Also, if you are designing with sketchpath, set your print up for the potterbot Micro and sign up for that machine.
Inspiration / Examples of Clay 3D printing
All pieces will be fired by Alejandro and Jennifer