Adam Edelbi Project 3: 3D Printer

 1) Process

    - The process for this project was mainly in fusion. I first went through most of the tutorials listed on the project instructions. After I felt like I had a decent grasp on the fusion sculpting process, I began by creating a rough shape of the boat by pulling up the front side. I found a reference picture online that I really liked, and it gave me the idea to add the little building on top of the boat. I had to add in another shape and then a third for the roof. I used the bridge tool to cut out a hole through the middle, and with that my fusion part was done. From there I just sent it over and let the printer do the rest of the work. Here's the reference I used:

And here's how my fusion design looked:


2) Result

    - Overall, I found the fusion process really difficult. The tutorials only showed off a few tools, so I was left to go online to search for what tools could execute the things I needed to do. Furthermore, I had a problem when I used the bridge tool where it didn't let me finish my sculpt, so I had to retrace my steps and, in the end, I had to redo the building, and roof sculpts twice until fusion finally let me finish the sculpt. Luckily thought I had no issues with the printer, and once my fusion sculpt was finished the rest of the project went really smoothly. Here are a few pictures I took during the printing process:


3) Reflection

    - Overall, I am really happy with how this project turned out. I was worried initially because most of it would be in fusion and there was no tutorial to follow along with this time. I think watching the tutorials a few times as well as looking up online tools that would make my job easier is what really helped me make a fusion design I am happy with. I did have that problem where fusion didn't let me finish my sculpt because I didn't consistently finish and then re-edit it like I should have been doing, but lesson learned for next time! Once the fusion part was done however, I felt like the 3D portion was really easy and went really smoothly. Here's how the finished print came out!




























Comments

  1. Dawson DurrMarch 18, 2025 at 10:56 AM

    Super cool take on the Benchy! There's a lot of cool variations of it out there, but I hadn't seen one like this. Keep up the good work!!

    Does it float? The original Benchy model doesn't!

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