Intro
MY DAILY TASKS ARE IN 3 CATEGORIES:
SCANNING
MODELLING
3D PRINTING
Scan all available plaster product made in present or previous productions.
Scanning heritage molds that are more than a hundred years old.
Faro arm (Scanner) and Geomagic Wrap were used together.
Repair/Rebuild or Create new models.
Sculpting is often required for broken or lack of detailed models.
Blender and Zbrush are used interchangably. Rhino and Autocad also used for working with 2d design team.
Printing prototypes to aiming to alleviate repetitive work for clay workers
Provide knowledge for purchasing machines and materials.
The company opted for Resin printer for its level of detail and its scalability for production use.
Scanning
Geomagic Wrap
Scan Data in Blender
Model Rebuilt
Staircase Design
This staircase design was finished just before I left the company. I was given original CAD drawings for dimensions and also Matteport scan data of the actual staircase to compare with.
Original Drawings
Matteport Scan
The job is to create a seamless stringer with a constraint that all spindals need to fit in the exact margins. The 3D model was then cut into four pieces and exported to make a mold by CNC machining. The finished molds were made into plaster pieces and fitted in by the workers.
Finished Model
Profile Cut
Antique Wood Molds
Nowadays, most of the molds are made of silicon, however, the company still holds a few pieces that are made by wood. Some of these wood molds are more than 100 years old and it is good to see them to be digitalised.
Although it may seem like a cropping job, but it is actually a lot more complex. This is because the original molds are not made to bend to keep the shape of plasters when they are taken out. Therefore a lot of the curves and undersides are missing due to the nature of hard wood.
I had put a lot of effort to rebuild the missing parts of the models i.e. limited details from scan and the nature of wood molds.
Wood Mold
Scan
Finished Model
