This project was very scary, because it was the first time that I had to get my head away from 2d vector land (Adobe  Illustrator) and make something actually come to life. At the same timeI was very grateful that I knew how Illustrator worked , because it helped me through this process in building the block. Both, Sketchup and Illustrator share similar properties when it came to designing an object. I was mostly scared of the unknown, since I’ve never 3d printed an object I wasn’t sure how easy or hard the process would be. The beautiful thing about sketchup it is that what you see on the screen is what you’ll get in person; as long as your object is air tight. The hardest thing that I experienced was how to open my mind up to the realm that this program is built on,  so if I was given an object to reproduce I could replicate it to be 3D  printed. It’s not that it requires a lot of outside of the box thinking, it’s just takes some time to understand the program to get used to it; sketchup is your friend! So, take your time and learn it.

It’s simply amazing when you see your object coming to life, you see every layer being layered on top of one and other until you have the thing you designed. From beginning to end everyone is very helpful with getting you assimilated, from designing to printing; you’re basically a pro from this point forward. When you hold your object for the first its a relief, like holding your baby right after it’s birth,  and you start to marvel at the wonders of this technology. Then, you’re just head over heels and you want print everything you come up with, like my final picture.