Week 5 Lab Session

01/3/2019

This is week 5 and will be our last lab session.

Everything is almost ready, we are testing the 3D printing component. We have created a simple GUI to allow the user to create a 3D file (STL) ready for printing.

while we are waiting for the prototype to be printed out, we contemplate about the layout of the poster and how it can be informative and also aesthetically pleasing at the same time.

Printed product

It is made in 1:10 ratio so it is as big as a chocolate bar, but we are going to have the model in a bigger size,1:4, so we can have a better look of the 3d model and view the details better. This 3D model took around 2 hours to print which is unexpected for the scale-down size of it.

Side by side comparison

The screenshot above shows the graphic user interface (GUI) of the 3d model program. The program is MATLAB and creates a friendly interface for the user first to preview what the sand surface may look like with varying water levels. After the user is happy with the preview, they will choose a file name and press print creating the 3D model file ready to print.

Final product:

As this is our last lab session, click this link https://arsandboxgame.blogspot.com/,it can give you insight into the software aspect of our project.

Thank you for reading.

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