Flexi Koi (koinobori)

prusaprinters

<p>This is my first (okay, actually 7th) attempt at creating a flexi animal. It's a Koi, styled in the design of a koinobori which is sort of like a windsock, decorated like a koi. It's a traditional decoration for Childrens' Day (kodomonohi, May 5th).</p> <p>Information about koinobori: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koinobori">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koinobori</a></p> <p>The hinges come from <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2840744">Articulated Anything!</a> by <a href="/Nerys">Nerys</a>.</p> <p>I've included a "blank" version of the model (v0.4), and one with details (v0.7). The detailed version doesn't really scale well. I think I'll do a version that is a bit less complicated -- but I really like how it looks in a designer.</p> <h3>Print Settings</h3> <p><strong>Printer Brand:</strong></p> <p>Prusa</p> <p class="detail-setting printer"><strong>Printer: </strong> <div><p>i3 MK3 MMU 2</p></div> <p><strong>Rafts:</strong></p> <p>No</p> <p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong> <div><p>No</p></div> <p><strong>Resolution:</strong></p> <p>.20</p> <p class="detail-setting infill"><strong>Infill: </strong> <div><p>10</p></div> <h3>How I Designed This</h3> <p><strong>SketchUp Pro</strong></p> <div><p>This took a lot more time and failing to finish than I was expecting. I learned a great deal about creating complex solids in SketchUp. Lots of sighs (maybe some tears).</p> First I tried to stitch 3 objects together; a solid core extruded from a plane, the top details, and bottom details. Then add in the hinges. Bad idea. <p>Nothing wanted to stick together properly.</p> <p>The hinges come from <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2840744">Articulated Anything!</a> by <a href="/Nerys">Nerys</a>.</p> <p>Eventually I had to deconstruct the hinges a bit to ease the joining process, SketchUp's inference of where to create edges and planes (or not) was... sub-optimal.</p> <p>I did the same with the top and bottom. Created one top section, and pushed in the parts I wanted to be recessed, then flipped and reversed to create a bottom. Then connected the dots:</p> <p><strong>Prefection! Kind of.</strong></p> <p>Three levels of surfaces look great, but don't scale well. I'm going to try reducing the complexity of the faces but keep it looking like a koinobori.</p> </div></p></p></p> Category: Animals