We made a 3d printed model of the Penrose Steps! In Sketch-up, Nathan created a 3D model and used a variety of programs to get the proper file type for Cubify, which is the program that prints it. Initially we intended to use the 3d printer in Gates, but it was a Cube 2, which was outdated and wouldn't accept our .cube3 file. Instead, we located the 3d printer in the IDeATe Fabrication Lab and printed the model.

After Judy and Aliya assembled the model and glued it together properly, we used an iPhone and a camera stand to take the photos for our stop motion animation and created our gif using the Stop Motion app.

Nathan then compiled the video and his sound together to make a seamlessly looping gif!