This week, we got introduced to 3D scanning and printing. Our tasks were to characterize the available printers, scan and refine a real object, and learn how to design an object for 3D printing. In particular, I worked with Blender where among other things I learned how to perform physics simulations.

This week, we built a two-axis drawing machine in a small group. Inspired by the projects UrumbotXY 2.0 and AxiDraw, we designed it to work with an H-bot motion system driven by a capstan drive. The whole documentation can be found on the group page while this page contains the work I have contributed to the project, which included parts of the CAD as well as the automation part. I worked together with Niclas and Matthias.

This week, we were introduced to basic molding and casting techniques. In my personal assignment, I created silicone molds from both printed and milled positives of an object. Those were used again for casting resin.