Project Overview
I did not have any initial idea of what I was trying to create when I started with this project. My primary objective was just to experiment and test out new components and through the process, find a combination of neat components to create the definition. The field line component caught my eye as I felt like it has versatility in creating unique patterns and using that as my main motivating concept, I played with pairing other components to further enhance the field line design. After creating the root-like design, I focus my drawings using that factor as the driving force.
Process
It started out by creating a definition that can form varying drawings before adding the Xylinus components which converts the grasshopper file into Gcode to be inputted into pronterface for communicating with the printer. What where the challenges and discoveries along the way.
Challenges and Discoveries
The whole process was filled with ups and downs that consisted of good learning opportunities.
Challenges:
- Printer not working due to weird buggy movement that produces abnormal noises
Solution – Wrote wrong Gcode command resulting in adjustment of acceleration (M205) instead of offsetting Z (M206)
- The pen does not lift up in the Z-Axis after it is finished and instead drags across the X-Axis, drawing an unplanned line
Solution – By adding a M400 command after the last line of command in the Gcode, it will ensure that the last command is executed before proceeding
Discoveries:
- It is possible to make the printing time more efficient by ensuring the machine/code draws in a ladder motion instead of resetting from the origin point repeatedly. This can be done in Grasshopper.
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