{"id":33999,"date":"2017-09-06T17:28:47","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T21:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=33999"},"modified":"2017-09-20T15:15:06","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T19:15:06","slug":"university-students-change-game-parametric-chess-piece-designs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/university-students-change-game-parametric-chess-piece-designs","title":{"rendered":"University Students Change the Game With Parametric Chess Piece Designs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>3D printing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/search?q=chess+set&amp;type=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chess pieces<\/a> is nothing new. However, it does make a great class exercise to teach students about parametric design.\u00a0At\u00a0the University of Arts in Braunschweig (HBK), students were tasked with designing a full set of chess pieces using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grasshopper3d.com\/\">Grasshopper<\/a>, a Rhino plugin that uses parametric design, in their first-year\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/digitalcrafting.de\/\">Digital Crafting<\/a>\u00a0class.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2017\/07\/chess-rendering-Manuel-Kretzer.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"3D printed chess set custom chess pieces parametric design student discount student grant 3D printing education games tabletop games game pieces\" src=\"http:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2017\/07\/chess-rendering-Manuel-Kretzer.jpg\" alt=\"3D printed chess set custom chess pieces parametric design student discount student grant 3D printing education games tabletop games game pieces\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of core77<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To understand just why chess pieces are well-suited for this assignment, let&#8217;s do a quick brush-up on what this 3D modeling term means. Parametric design is pretty much what it sounds like; using algorithmic thinking, designs are created through determining a set of parameters. Basically, it&#8217;s convenient for creating and visualizing variations of one design \u2014 and the number of possibilities is infinite! For those intrigued, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/31351-tutorial-tuesday-18-parametric-modeling-grasshopper.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this <em>Tutorial Tuesday<\/em> post<\/a> walks us through how to get started with Grasshopper and shows more examples of parametric designs.<\/p>\n<p>So it makes a whole lot of sense to teach this concept of design when asking your students to 3D design a chess set, considering that that means creating six different pieces that belong to one set.\u00a0This allows students to experiment and study how setting parameters forms variants.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"3D printed chess set custom chess pieces parametric design student discount student grant 3D printing education games tabletop games game pieces\" src=\"http:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2017\/07\/chess-poster-Leon-Ehmke.jpg\" alt=\"3D printed chess set custom chess pieces parametric design student discount student grant 3D printing education games tabletop games game pieces\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1810\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"3D printed chess set custom chess pieces parametric design student discount student grant 3D printing education games tabletop games game pieces\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalcraftingblog.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/02\/s_img_8207-2.jpg?w=640&amp;zoom=2\" alt=\"3D printed chess set custom chess pieces parametric design student discount student grant 3D printing education games tabletop games game pieces\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of Design Crafting<\/p><\/div>\n<p>First, students laser-cut thin layers of cardboard to physically realize a prototype of one of their chess pieces. The layers were then combined, in a very manual version of the additive manufacturing process that&#8217;s core to 3D printing. For the design chosen as the favorite of the class, the pieces were then 3D printed at Shapeways:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"3D printed chess set custom chess pieces parametric design student discount student grant 3D printing education games tabletop games game pieces\" src=\"http:\/\/s3files.core77.com\/blog\/images\/photo-set04_671119.jpg\" alt=\"3D printed chess set custom chess pieces parametric design student discount student grant 3D printing education games tabletop games game pieces\" width=\"880\" height=\"587\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of core77<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The result is a super-slick, modern interpretation of the ancient strategy board game. The chessboard is a laser-cut 8mm-thick piece of acrylic with milled indents for the black and white tiles.\u00a0Using this chess set does require memorization of what each piece represents, since they lost most of their resemblance to the standard chess pieces, aside from the relative proportions.<\/p>\n<p>Now, at this point, you&#8217;re probably thinking that your coffee table is looking a little empty without its own amazing chess set. The great thing about 3D printed chess sets is that being a student at HBK isn&#8217;t a prerequisite to making one. Neither is being an expert at parametric design. You simply need to brainstorm some ideas to get you going (and for 3D modeling guidance, take a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/tag\/tutorial-tuesday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Tutorial Tuesday<\/em> series<\/a>).\u00a0For example: this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/23177-a-3d-printed-set-that-makes-chess-easy-to-learn.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D printed chess set<\/a> is designed specifically to show you how each chess piece moves.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/23177-a-3d-printed-set-that-makes-chess-easy-to-learn.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"3D printed chess set custom chess pieces parametric design student discount student grant 3D printing education games tabletop games game pieces\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.boingboing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ChessCloseUp3.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"3D printed chess set custom chess pieces parametric design student discount student grant 3D printing education games tabletop games game pieces\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of boingboing.net<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you&#8217;re perusing or purchasing, you&#8217;re in luck because, thanks to 3D printing, it has never been easier to find a chess set to suit even the most unusual tastes. There are more creative sets out there than ever, many of which are available in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/search?q=chess+set&amp;type=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marketplace<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/product\/3R8K3KPA3\/typographical-chess-set?optionId=1280896&amp;li=related-items\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Typographical chess set<\/a>? Check. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/product\/4EXUJHTSD\/king-hillary-clinton-clinton-trump-chess-set?optionId=60421214&amp;li=more-from-shop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Political figures as chess pieces?<\/a> Check. (Pun intended.) Have you ever, by chance, desired cosmological surrealist chess? Take a gander at this intricate set <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/product\/E5PRHQ9T7\/surreal-chess-set-my-masterpieces-bishop-ii?optionId=40390591&amp;li=related-items\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Hyper Surreal Fractalic Mythical Chess Set&#8221;<\/a> based on the designer&#8217;s own artwork:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/product\/E5PRHQ9T7\/surreal-chess-set-my-masterpieces-bishop-ii?optionId=40390591&amp;li=related-items\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"3D printed chess set custom chess pieces parametric design student discount student grant 3D printing education games tabletop games game pieces\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.sw-cdn.net\/product\/picture\/710x528_7281006_2886845_1459323142.jpg\" alt=\"3D printed chess set custom chess pieces parametric design student discount student grant 3D printing education games tabletop games game pieces\" width=\"710\" height=\"528\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of Johan Andersson<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Of course, 3D printing, just like parametric design, has infinite possibilities in tabletop gaming, which is a <em>huge<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/marketplace\/games\/?li=marketplace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">community here at Shapeways<\/a>. We are never short on 3D printed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/28147-give-dice-worth-showing-off.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dice<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/32304-make-your-own-fun-settlers-of-catan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Settlers of Catan pieces<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a student reading this and you are just itching to get on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grasshopper3d.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grasshopper<\/a> and design your own parametric chess game, take note that all students receive a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15% discount<\/a> on Shapeways. If you are passionate about 3D printing and are exploring creative new possibilities, definitely check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/education#grant-info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$1000 grant<\/a> offered only to students. There are two application deadlines throughout the year, October 31 and March 15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3D printing chess pieces is nothing new. 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