This week was about getting familiar with 2D and especially 3D design software. I refreshed my CAD skills using FreeCAD and introduced myself to Blender.

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 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.

This week introduced user interfaces. The task was to write a graphical output or input for an a device we made earlier. I did not plan to use any GUI for my final project, so I used the week to try out some things. I set up an example visualization to display the output of a sensor I made using Tkinter. Additionally, I learned Pure Data and connected it with Blender via OSC using the plugin NodeOSC.