SAY MY NAME¶

6. Computational Couture¶

Research & Ideation¶

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References & Inspiration¶

Inspired by the movement of water, waves, whitecaps and my lake at home. Hertz frequencies and how it can affect movements of water.

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Tools¶

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Process and workflow¶

Building my design on Rhino was easier than I thought it would be, as Im not very familiar with the software. I ended up instead of focusing on water, I got the idea to make clothing labels. So I drafted my brand name on Rhino and multiplied them through Grasshopper.

Rhino Label

I thought I would use Grasshopper more in my 3d print design because this class was actually taught clearly enough for me to follow and understand Grasshoppers uses. Below is the example we did in class. When drafting I realized I didnt need as many outputs as the sample because I was only adding more instead of manipulating the sizes, I wanted everything to be the same.

Rhino Scan¶

This model [^1] was obtained by practicing Rhino in class.

Grasshopper¶

The paramteric model [^2] was created using Grasshopper. it allows the user to follow, shape, adapt, increase, mimic the object.

Grasshopper Practice

Final Model¶

My final model for printing is as follows.

Grasshopper Final

The STL model ³ was obtained by Rhino & Grasshopper.

Print with file [^4] was created using Cura.

Cura F1

3d Print Test¶

Day 1: Tried to print sample label but clamping fabric took literally an hour then when finally set up the printer was not working. It would have been beneficial for the printers to be tested before 10 students had to use them to print their models. Lots of time was spent just figuring which ones worked and for what. Day 2: spend 1.5 hours setting up the Ender in the Protolab for it to not work, switched to the Laser room to print there.

Clamp

Clamping underneath the board was essential to avoiding the clamps getting stuck in the machine and messing up your piece. If this happens, you have to restart because the entire machine is out of place and it will not print your model correctly.

Clamping

Getting the panel to sit straight/flat was another huge issues. Becauses they have manual knobs to adjust the board, it makes it difficult to have them all at the same level for the nozzle to print cleanly.

Test

3d Print Final¶

Fabric swap¶

I wanted to use a thicker fabric for printing my labels so they would be easy to sew onto garnments but also so that they would be comfortable enough for the wearer. The PLA filament wouldnt stick to the thicker fabric so I was pushed to switch to bikini lining which immediately ruined the vibe that I was going for. Thankfully, that fabric didnt adhere to the PLA either. Everyone else was printing on mesh so to avoid any further hours or trial and error I decided to switch to mesh as well.

Even with the right fabric, my first round of printing that I could actually start was a big f up. The clamp got stuck so I tried to re-adjust the printer to be able to finish the print, but with no luck.

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I went back to Cura to space out the labels more and deleted 70% of my labels, only doing a batch of six to make sure they came out clean. Spoiler alert, they didnt come out clean, I believe the nozzle was dowwn too low which made the print bumpy. Instead of one layer before putting down the fabric, I opted for two layers, put the fabric on and followed with three more layers. It turned out kind of crunchy, not super clean but still cunt.

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3D Models¶

upload the 3d models of MakeHuman, Final 3d modelled body, 3D Scans, etc use the fabrication files at the bottom of the page to link and upload models, referencing them with a footnote