Liberty Mata Project 3: 3D Printer

Process

My initial idea for this project was inspired by the character Korilakkuma. I decided to make a cute little bear head like the character and even felt inspired to paint it to more fully reflect the aesthetic of the character. I designed this bear shape using the form tool of Fusion 360. This design process caused a lot of setbacks for me since my designs kept receiving error messages that prevented them from saving. This caused me to change my design technique about halfway through my process, leading me to create many varied and usually silly design iterations while going through trial and error. However, once I finally got the design to a printable place that I liked, I used Bambu Studio to download and format my design properly for the Bambu 3D printer. I began the printing stage of the project shortly. The bear head took about 2 hours and 45 minutes to fabricate. Afterward, I removed the filament and painted the bear head to match Korilakkuma. 
Fusion 360 Rough Design
Fusion 360 Flawed Design


Result 

I am really happy with the result of my project! Although the design process was difficult, the 3D printer was easy to use and very hands-off. I really enjoyed the painting process, too, since it was therapeutic after the terribly stressful design setbacks. I would definitely use primer and nicer paint if I were to paint another 3D printed project since the lines from the printer create creases that the paint settles into unevenly. I still think that my design captures the likeness of my original inspiration though, which makes me feel successful in my endeavor!


Project mid-painting process





Reflection


I think I would enjoy using the 3D printer again in the future, especially for smaller, fun-sized projects! Now that I've printed a bear head, I think my next project would be to print out a bear body for him. Also, I think it would be interesting to come up with my own unique design using the form function of Fusion 360, uninspired by anything I've seen before. Using a 3D printer, I could definitely achieve more conciseness and detail for small scale projects.

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Side-by-side design inspiration!



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