My first silver design

My very first silver 3D print arrived today!
This is in polished silver (not the premium). I like how the limitations of the polishing actually bring out two different surfaces that work together very well.

Finally print lines are working to my benefit... totally unexpected surprise
Feeling really good about this design

https://www.shapeways.com/model/1539536/plane-necklace.html

Its very yummie indeed, smaskens!
Could u describe what software and the process of making it appear "folded"

Great job!

Thanks dekaminski!

Way back in school I studied one year of Maya. Back then I made a promise, never to touch anything 3D again.
Rewind years forward and I found myself at the core team of a startup, creating the Tinkercad.com 3D modelling web app

So I might not be as good with promises, as I am lazy. I use Tinkercad for everything I do in 3D printing. The boolean method of adding and removing material is easy enough concept for my hill billy brain.

I basically made each wing from a triangle, angled them correctly and and then cut out the material from the rear of the wing to simulate a fold (the thicker front part then looks like it has two layers). There were also few other slicings to make wings narrow towards the edges just a tad and to perfect the end shape, but that's just details.

When it comes to small objects, Tinkercad isn't so good with rounded shapes due to the way it optimises tessellation. But when you're working with straight surfaces, it's a really quick tool for modelling.

Aha, a simulated fold!
I think the texture variations of the surface is tasty, whether its the result of design or manufacturing process.


Thank you for the tip about Tinkercad, heard about it from lecturers back at uni.