3D Printed Hollow Form Object: Concept Generation and Hybrid

For our final Milestone project, we had to create self supporting 3D objects that will be 3D printed! This is a collaborative project where we partnered up with another classmate and created a hybrid object using one of each of our self supporting creations!

Concept Generation  



For my concepts I chose to work with the idea of asymmetrical vases. I ended up creating 2 more that I ended up choosing for the hybrid.




 

 

All 3 of my chosen objects are self supporting. The twisted nature of each vase gives them a more interesting look that pleases the eye while still functioning in being a vase that can hold flowers or other plants. Due to their simplicity as well, they are ready to 3D print without any overlapping problems!

Hybrid

Mint's Objects 

My initial object used

I was partnered with Mint and these were their objects! We decided that it looked like a fountain and put it together with my twisted wide vase.


For our initial sketches, Mint and I discussed the flat planes to see how we could counter them and make our object work (Which is modelled below). We decided on created graduated walls that would connect the 2 objects together!


These were our initial hybrid concepts that gave us what we dubbed the "Fountain Vase". However, the main problem was the fact that there were flat tops that would be physically unable to be created as a hollow form with the 3D printer. 


The twisted vase we chose from my creations was also to oval in shape to make a seamless joining of our objects so I went back and chose a different one of my vases. To counteract the flat planes, I and Mint took turns in attempting to create rising forms to connect the flat sides to the vast edges but in Spli3er it kept showing to many gaps and holes where they connected.


For the final hybrid creation, we instead spliced together this octagonal vase with the base and center of Mint's object!


Our final model looks like this! Our fountain vase is a hybrid of one of my vases as well as the base of Mint's object and the center piece of Mint's object creating the thinner top of the final product.



The bottom of our fountain vase is not flat but is instead a pyramid that is formed on the inside to keep its concave form!










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