7. Computational Couture¶

3D acupuncture

This week we learned about perimetric design and using Grasshopper on Rhino3D and 3D printers to make our designs.

Tests¶

3D printing on Fabric¶

My first test was on a red elastic tulle fabric. Hairspray was sprayed on the bed of the 3D printer to hold the fabric down and filaflex filament to print.

3D¶

Failures¶

Used a mesh I found on Thingiverse, exploded it to change delete small parts and that made holes in the mesh, which apparantly is hard to fix. Tried "MeshRepair" to fill the holes, but it did not help, because there were too many holes.

3D Models¶

Circles made with Grasshopper

Circles on Grasshopper by gudasingood on Sketchfab

Spiderwebby Design made with Grasshopper

Spiderweb by gudasingood on Sketchfab

Bubbly Acupuncture pins designed from scratch

Bubbly Acupuncture by gudasingood on Sketchfab

Acupressure pin

Inspirations:¶

Acupressure Pins Migraine and Headache Pressure point (LI-4)

Last update: September 19, 2021