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Riding the Rhino
Jul. 20th, 2014 05:56 pmIt's funny how you think, 'Why didn't I think of that before?'. when really it is a matter of different concepts coming together. You can't think of C without the A or B parts! Since I bought Rhino, my next step was actually getting some 3D printing samples. The samples from Shapeways and Ponoko came on the same day. The Shapeways sample was really small for the price $19.99 (plus $11.50 shipping to Canada) and came in a ridiculously big box when a padded envelope would have sufficed (and probably made shipping cheaper).
The Ponoko samples were much more exciting. I chose four acrylic samples, one wood and one leather. You can pick as many as you want for $2.50 each (and shipping was $20 in an appropriate sized box). Since extruding curves was the only part of Rhino I really excelled at, I can see using Ponoko to make cutouts and charms.
So before I could think of C, I needed the A part, the samples. The B part was the necessity of something to make, which I will write about next time, but for now here is a sketch that describes my relationship with Rhino:
The Ponoko samples were much more exciting. I chose four acrylic samples, one wood and one leather. You can pick as many as you want for $2.50 each (and shipping was $20 in an appropriate sized box). Since extruding curves was the only part of Rhino I really excelled at, I can see using Ponoko to make cutouts and charms.
So before I could think of C, I needed the A part, the samples. The B part was the necessity of something to make, which I will write about next time, but for now here is a sketch that describes my relationship with Rhino:
