experiencing the very comfortable googles daydream VR headset inspired me to make “his” headset on rainy weekend. he means my cat btw… and he was ready to try out something new from the last (mock) CatVR headset. again, it’s a mock headset 🙂 … Continued
my first attempt from vr to printing (AM = additive manufacturing). while i was learning medium‘s toolset, i wanted to model something i love to print, vintage style ceramic bank! medium modeler was just perfect for me to sculpt cute … Continued
nothing wrong with sculpting a cute character, right? i think this is good to go for printing. turning this into a piggy bank and boolean a coin slot and a cork opening in MeshMixer. (the writing below is in Japanese incase … Continued
Oculus Touch arrived before the first NorCal winter storm. experimenting with Oculus’ medium kept me indoors on rainy days. back in Oct, i figured out workflow from TiltBrush to 3D print-able asset using HTC Vive and was hoping to really crate 3D asset … Continued
i’m no Laika studio for sure… but simulation + 3d printing + stop-motion recording process was something i always wanted to try this. perfect activity on rainy NorCal week. i had to do this stop motion recording rather quickly incase of power outage (literally … Continued
after sanding, priming and painting, hippos are now ready for frame-by-frame shoot. each of them are size of avocado and very cute to see them all together. getting my iPh ready for the shoot.
24+hrs later all 3d printed keyframes are done. well, now you might have guessed what’s next 🙂 this is a quick experimental piece so i did “quick” prints. 0.8mm nozzle with 10-0% in-fill.
i didn’t use up all of my leftover PLA last month even with the little project. well… time to export animated poses to obj!
when i draft plush patterns in Marvelous Designer (MD), i do a lot of material parameter tweaking. by the time i sew them in real fabric at the end, i pick totally different materials so it doesn’t matter how it’s simulated in … Continued
happy new year to everyone! i’ve been drafting plush toy patterns like i do in 2D sketching. ironically, for some characters and shapes are faster to visualize in maya or even in MD nowadays. also I have so many in-progress … Continued
