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progress @ 12am~
faceted dress in MD
following the instruction on the Pattern Magic book. adding 3d shapes on the bodice by drafting 2d triangles from the basic sloper i made. it seemed easy but i had to take out a... READ MORE
basic sloper in cg
making basic sloper for a cg human is something i haven’t done before. i browse amazing japanese pattern making books called Pattern Magic whenever i have a spare time and practice in my head how to... READ MORE
dragon decoration sim
this simulation test inspiration came form Chinese paper dragon decoration. same honeycomb construction from last one but i animated the first layer by attaching to the object. i prepared the honeycomb paper pattern... READ MORE
honeycomb sphere sim
honeycomb sphere is a paper ornament i liked since i was little. it was so magic to me that just a flat stacked papers turn into large 3D object. it turned out not... READ MORE
catVR – cats daydream
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)... READ MORE
year of rooster
just playing around with MD. quick pattern drawing and simulated several frames for fun. i was probably subconsciously thinking about a rooster since today is the Chinese New Year 🙂 READ MORE
fix-it project
my recent home project was fixing a broken toy parts that no longer available. will be primed & painted. over engineering just to fix a toy? no, this is my small contribution reducing landfill till I absolutely have to let go. My very first … Continued
3d scanner
Structure Sensor is handy for quick capture tasks for some of my ‘fix-it” projects around the house. Structure Sensor support some AR/VR area… haven’t had a chance to experiment this feature yet but while my 3D printer is busy, let’s check … Continued
random prints
sometimes I do random prints for EJ…
mochi topping
one of the japanese new year traditions is to display Kagami-Mochi and at the very top of the tiers daidai-orange (type of bitter orange) is placed. my kagami-mochi is made out of plastic and I misplaced the plastic orange topping somehow… … Continued
dyi piggy bank
belated gift for you, Tonko House. since you like to paint your own characters, I’ll leave the piggy bank as a DYI kit (primed and ready for acrylic paint). Tonko-san, please send me a pic after you are done painting 🙂 … Continued
holiday printing
finally I have time to catch up on printing! used a spool of translucnet filament I had for a year so let’s use it. Printer Settings: Material Ultimaker Blue PLA Translucent Print time Front: 8.5 hrs, Back:6.5 hrs (cura was … Continued
jan. project
this January, 12 months ago I mean. i wanted to make a piggy bank for friends @ Tonko House as a gift. However, I never finished it and now it’s almost end of the year. Time to cue my printer! i … Continued
tilt brush
busy months since summer and it’s almost the end of 2015! While I was waiting for EJ to finish his work, I took a stroll in the VR world using the Tilt Brush with a HTC Vive VR headset. last time I drew a human size squirrel … Continued
bunny jar done
gave quick sanding, gluing, spray primer and high gloss spray finish. Hat didn’t fit perfectly due to shrinkage and probably a sagging support during printing. Modeling is easy but constructing optimal support structures for printing process is just a matter of practice-practice-practice! However, for … Continued
bunny jar IP
hot-dry days are best days to 3D print… the room temperature was constant and no moisture in the air (PLA thanks you) A piece in progress: I’ve read about ColorFabb PLA print result differences depends on the batch (true? dunno…). I used to … Continued
