For this recitation, we are applying the digital fabrications methods we discussed on Tuesday’s class, and turning them into a kinetic sculpture.
Step 1: Design
For doing laser cutting, we are using a program called cuttle, which serves a as digital canvas for us to work on. This recitation was to be done in partners. So my partner and I split ourselves within student A and B, I was B. I started by dragging a rectangle into the origin of the canvas in Cuttle, and giving it the dimensions of 80mmx60mm. The next thing I did was give it round corners of 3mm as indicated in the instructions. Then I dragged another rectangle, but this time with dimensions of 40mmx 2.8mm, and placed it on the Y-axis @ -17.5mm, and applied a Boolean difference. After that, I measured the dimensions of the servo motor, and gave the measurements to my partner, so he could incorporate them into his design.
Design with rectangle:
Design with Boolean Difference:
Step 1.2: Pattern design
For the pattern design part, I started by drawing a circle, and putting it on the origin. I then gave it the size of 120mm in diameter. Then, I created a shape that resembled a ninja star, and made the pattern repeat, I though this shape was cool looking, and would actually compliment what my partner came up with. Then I added a rectangle the size of the servo motor, as my design was going to be the static one. Then I uploaded both of my designs into the google drive provided, and went into the fabrication room. Pictures of the design can be found below.
Design pattern:
Cuttable Design:
Step 2: Laser cut
For this part, we went into the fabrication room, and got a tour of it, then we proceeded to the woodwork part, and Andy got our files, and printed them.
Timelapse of the printing:
Step 3: Assemble
For the assembly part, we just took the stand, and assembled it together. It was a very straightforward process. Then we connected the servo straight into the Arduino, and in IDE opened the code for servo sweep. photos and videos can be found below.
Final assembly:
Arduino Sweep & sculpture functioning:
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