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Christmas ornament project


After taking several months off from practicing on rhino7, I realized that I soon had an OBDF class coming up next semester, and I really needed to get warmed up. I decided that 3D-printed Christmas ornaments might just be the coolest thing ever, so here I am getting back on track in Rhino.

Firstly, I used my command cheat sheet religiously. It was a crutch that I slowly had to wean myself off of. But after about an hour more of messing around trying to get the hang of Boolean unions and Boolean differences, I came up with a design that should work out.

I wanted to create something circular, something that could still look great on my mother's tree and would match most of the shiny white and red bulbs she brings out each winter. But that being said, round shapes and 3D printers can take a bit of finessing, and if you're in a pinch and don't have 7+ hours to dedicate to each print job, this should be the project for you.

I decided to slice the sphere into two segments, with details poking out of the sides so that way you can see the intricate snowflake details that I created simply by drawing them out with the para line tool, extruding and capping each of them, and then utilizing Boolean difference to take small chunks out of each of the "plates" as we will now call them. each of the plates is designed to slide into one another easily, and then I will finish the job with some super glue to reinforce them, hit them with some spray paint perhaps and to top it off, some shiny red ribbon.

here's where I struggled; the mock-ups were not quite right the first time, as some of my math was not correct, and although the length of the pieces could slide in properly, the width was all wrong. However, this was simple enough to fix, and I corrected my mistake immediately by copying and pasting the segment that will be subtracted from my plates and then using the Boolean difference tool to make that pocket perfect, down to the atoms even.










I continued and made some easy renders for you to see the finished product; it looks great in the Prusa slicer. Hopefully, I will be able to most the finished product on here soon!

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