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ARTID 176119

Blooms

Submitted by

  • Additive Companion
    Additive Companion

Designer / Owner

  • JE
    John Edmark
Industry
Creative
Sub-Industry
Art
Year
2017
Country
United States

Summary

3D printed sculptures that animate when revolved under a strobe light.

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Technology Details

Printer Technology
SLS (Industrial)
Printer Category
Powder Bed Fusion
Material
Nylon PA12
Material Type
Nylon
Feedstock Form
Powder

Process Steps

Printer category: Powder Bed Fusion

  1. 1
    Step 1Design
    CAD Design Type
    Parametric
    CAD Software Type
    Surface Modelling
    Design Software
    • Rhino
  2. 2
    Step 2Printing
    Material

Application Profile

Cost per Part

€€€

€50–€99.99

Indicative single unit production cost at time of manufacture.

Complexity

Moderate

Requires basic problem-solving and routine skills.

Project Scale

Editions

Project Field

Arts

Sustainability Rating

★☆☆

Can depend heavily on virgin fossil fuels, produce harmful emissions, and yield non-recyclable materials. Involves high energy consumption during material manufacturing. As an AM material, requires some re-processing after use. This rating relates to the technology type only. The design, purpose and longevity of the entire object can offset any of the technology type's negative sustainability credentials.

Software

Rhino

CAD Design Type

Parametric

CAD Software Type

Surface Modelling

User Level

Professional

Key Advantages

Complex Geometry

Points of Interest

Dynamic

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