Project - 3 Summary

Here are my 2 images

Model:

Render for presentation:

Render I would like to submit:

Project 3 - Rendering

So I decided I would do the rendering in solidworks for a few reasons. 1st was that while I am getting better as using Solidworks I still feel very uncomfortable using 3DS Max and its rendering system. I also felt that since I have made a model that is a kinetic figurine, I feel a render that looks more realistic that comes from solidworks would suit my model more then what I can produce in 3DS Max which I feel I can only get results that look fairly abstract.

Here are the initial results:

I decided to go for the default background in solidworks and create a composition showing the various sides of the 3 models, attempting to make it look like a schematic or technical presentation of a the 3 mechanoids, here are the results:

(On the day of the presentation I could not upload these to blogspot and I had to present this instead):

 

Project 3 - 2nd and 3rd 3D printing

Shown below are the results from the 2nd printing:

I felt alot happier with these results even if they weren't perfect they were a vast improvement from the previous attempt. I felt one more iteration would be enough to perfect the model so I continued to tweak it and came up with the most latest version:
 

I submitted this for 3D printing and here are the  results:

Perfect!

Project 3 - Revised models

So I started these revised models based off the current works I had created.
After another week of work this is what I produced:

Based off Model 1

Progress

Finished

Based off Model 2

Progress

Finished

Based off Model 3

Progress

Finished

I decided to continue with 'Model 3'.

Project 3 - First 3d printing

So here are the results from the 3D printing machine:

I felt very depressed after getting my model back and realising that made such a stupid mistake with it. What I had done was at the time when I created the models in solidworks I didnt keep the dimensions to briefs parameters (30x30x30) and I scaled them down later in 3DS MAX. At the time I was completely unaware that using this method of scaling had fused all the joints together and when I got the model back it ended up like this.

I also realised how boring the model looked - it pretty much looks like a box with legs. I learnt a lot this day and I decided I would revise all my models.

Project 3 - Initial Models

 So over the next week I started to work with solidworks to create this models, here are some of the results:

The final results:

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

 I decided to go with "Model 3". I realised that these models were pretty simple looking but I plan to improve and refine them later after submitting  the most complex one to made by the 3d printing machine.

Project 3 - Sketching and Planning

So after finding some good images to base my models off from I started to plan mine out. The one thing I worried about most was chosing to do something to ambitious for my skill level so with this in mind I decided to make a mech that had atleast 4 legs that were going to be the kinetic part of my model. I choose 4 legs because it's far simpler to make quad legged mech then a humanoid type mech and it could be fitted inside the 30x30x30 dimensions easier. I also decided to save time by making 2 different types of legs and then use them in different but simple combinations with different mech bodies.

Here are the sketches:

Model 1 Ideas

Model 2 Ideas

Model 3 Ideas

Project 3 - Getting inspired

Finally onto the last project for the semester! I was abit confused at first about what our project should be based on. Is it based off our last project like project 2 was? Or can we start something completely different. As it turns out we were meant to start something completely different, all up to the student, the only condition is that it either must be a complex or kinetic model. This made me very happy as I decided that I wanted to create some type of mech or interesting robot. So after being given the green light I started looking up images, here are the results:

 These ones were the ones that stood out to me the most and became my precedent images: