Process & Procedure

The initial steps dealt with modeling the specific outlines of these swords and shields. i had to import canvases of these objects and trace over them using the spline, line, and circle tools. The next process dealt with making sure the bottom and top connected. So I ended up altering my design to include three pillars that connecting the base and top so that way they would stay together and the swords and shields could be more aesthetic than structural. However, a minor setback came with printing. My first print didn't completely finish the base and top, so they came out to be these thin platforms instead of having their modeled thickness. So I checked my model and reprinted. Again another setback came into play, when I was coming to pick up my prints, I had timed it so I would arrive slightly before my prints were done, my USB had been removed from the Ultimaker and my prints were no where to be found, the printer had also been printing a completely different job for apparently some time. So without the luxury of being able to reprint again, I decided to use the incorrect prints I already had and create a completely different design. The design consisted using three acrylic pillars that crossed to recreate the top and using the thin platform at the bottom in conjunction with the originally aesthetic pieces to help keep the pencils and pend from falling out when used.