Election Day!
We have reached the end point of the semester that is filled with final products and final presentation. We hope you will enjoy looking back at progress and hopefully recreating something better!
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Maps and Floor Plans
The Braille Wiz team shares their final products after completing the semester: 3D printed tactile campus maps and floor plans for the different floors of Roop Hall and Carrier Library…
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From S.V.G to M.A.P.
In the last few weeks we have played with new software to create a video tutorial of our process. We hope you enjoy the blog, along with a lesson plan for taking this project to the classroom. Check it out!
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A Progression of Faces
We didn’t fool Apple, but we got close! In this post we look back on the progress we’ve made and leave behind a summary of how others can attempt this challenge, starting from where we left off…
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Slicing & Scaling in the Lab
This week our team has been learning the in’s and out’s of Meshmixer. Find out how we incorporated this new software to bring our prints to life!
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Campus Map
We are working on getting the walkways to fit together on our full campus map.
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Fusion360 Troubles
Technical difficulties lead to a halt in progress. However, as a group, we were able to overcome them, and proceed to print!
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The Election is Near…
Current Progress This week we have been/are trying to 3D print a county level map of Virginia based on the
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A Combination of Approaches
We developed a new way of attaching the 2D printed eyes. Also, we received a new Shapeways mask that is closer to a life-size version of James’ face. Using the painted mask and the Shapeways mask we are making steps in the right direction to unlocking this phone!
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Inching Closer
We have been fine tuning our new mask. Armed with precision measuring tools, we set out to scale our latest mask to James’ face. With of a new coat of paint, we believe that this was a step in the right direction!
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