Sam Baik 3D Design

High Energy Lasers in the battlefield

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Lasers weapons

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Practicality of Laser weapons

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Fiber-Laser

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1. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/11/we-need-an-energy-miracle/407881/
   Innovative way in which we could speed up the process to develop Reactive Blueprinting.
2. The start of Reactive Blueprinting is already here.
   http://www.idigitaltimes.com/driverless-car-technology-impressed-google-car-just-wait-auto-app-explosion-488364
3. The possibilites of reactive blueprints.
   http://additivemanufacturing.com/2015/08/03/3d-printing-the-next-25-years/
4. The roles that sensors play in the market today and how to expand them into reactive blueprinting.
   http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cts-acquires-filter-sensing-technologies-2015-10-28
5. Sensing, processing, and reaction in a Google car.
   https://www.google.com/selfdrivingcar/

How does one go about creating a reactive blueprint?

Sensing

Processing

Reacting

Why do I care?

I feel like this topic is the edge of the horizon on technology. This is the equivalent to

the great American Frontier in the second half of the 19th century.

It has to be a blog or media file posted online. Bill Gates and pushing innovation. The

2 degree rule is something that he advocated for to help us create innovations at such a pace

that we only see in wartime.

5 Steps

1. Research creating reactive blueprints and the methods that can be used to

expedite that process. (11/23)

2. Create Rough Draft Infograph of how to create a reactive blueprint. (11/30)

3. Create a rough draft info graph on the process. (12/2)

4. Create rough draft of the op ed piece on reactive blueprint and how to speed

up the process.

5. Final Versions of all. (12/14)

Design Experiments for the Common Good was a mix of many different designs that touched many different parts of human life. I walked into the exhibit not expecting too much but was pleasantly surprised. A couple of my favorite pieces were the Google Maps Pin, the Biowall, Imaginary Beings, and the IEC Power Symbol. The Google Maps Pin was created by Jens Eilstrup Rasmussen and the icon is a digital image file. I love minimal art so this drew my eye. It being about 4 feet tall didn’t hurt either. I loved reading the backstory of how it was specifically created to be recognizable and functional. The Biowall a fiberglass structure was created by Rachel Wingfield and Mathias Gmachl to promote modular building systems based on structures found in nature. My absolute favorite piece was the IEC Power Symbol created by the IEC Subcommittee 3C because of its clean design. The backstory was very interesting as well, the icon came from the combination of an open circuit and a closed circuit which was originally used as a standby signal and then converted to the power symbol. I learned that designs can not only be pleasing to the eye but helpful as well. The thought put into these pieces to provide something beautiful and useful really jumps out at you.

I have learned a great deal about what the humble beginnings of 3D printing are, where the state of the field is today, and what the outlook for the field is for tomorrow. This along with being able to mock up, sketch, and print really gave me a sense of where things stand. It was a very fun and informative experience creating the 5×5 project. It helped me come out of my shell creatively. I want to pursue this as a hobby even after I am done with this class. I feel like there is such a huge future for those that are able to create 3D sketches. There were many little challenges that I faced when creating things with Sketchup but there wasn’t something that Google and Youtube couldn’t conquer. I would like to develop my creative side with designs as I see it as one of my strengths, Constant revising of designs will help to hone that particular skill. I bring creativity and attention to detail to my group and I hope that it can help us get a better grade as much as possible.

My area of interest is the future development of the reactive blueprints. This is because it is the most sophisticated form of language. Just having the ability to change the environment would make a 3D printed object exponentially more powerful than they are right now. Having things that are constantly changing to your needs that are created by the environment is so revolutionary. There are so many areas in your life where this would become a game changer. Something to protect you from the elements like rain or snow. Perhaps even something that prevents death would be hailed as the invention of the century. A personal bodyguard against harm or even body armor in war. This can be the basis of 3D printed tires that change tread depending on the ground temperature and weather to optimize performance of a car. These are just a few ideas that could change every industry from the ground up. We need the greatest minds of our generation to create algorithms to slowly chip away at this problem. Algorithms that sense change and can adapt accordingly would be a game changer. The universal language of the world is ones and zeros, which in turn is run by mathematics. This would make 3D printing a groundbreaking disruptor within every conceivable product possible. Things as mundane as pots would grow according to the plant that is potted in it when necessary. This reactive blueprinting would rely heavily on the material available to facilitate the change. So the advances made in this field would be something that would be relied upon heavily. There have been many advancements in this field with printable food stuff being prototyped along with material that has the properties to change due to temperature or precipitation. It would soften or harden depending on the function of the material.

1. The possibilities are endless. ” I think the fact that you can produce almost anything you want on-demand is what intrigues people.”
   -Jewel Tolbert
   Sept 5, 2015 at 12:18 PM
2. There is potentially both positive and negative things that could come out of 3D printing in the near future.
   ” I personally think that this future would definitely create convenience for people that would like create new things but at the same time it is scary how lazy people would become and the reliance on 3-D printing. More importantly people need to understand that 3-D printing could lead to chaos from the people in the black market as they print out guns,explosives and other harmful elements for the environment. At the same times, this technology will replace a lot of manufacturing jobs that were once handled by people. Many people would then lose jobs and would not have the ability work hands on because 3-D printing has replaced them. At the same time 3-D would put a lot of ideas into reality just like the creation 3-D Architecture in different type of shapes.”
   -Jia Jing Lei
   Sept 9, 2015 at 12:47 AM
3. 3D printing will greatly effect markets that require high levels of customization needed.
   “A mass-manufactured product that would do well switching to 3D printing would be ear phones. Majority of those that own a phone will also own earphones or a similar product. However, some ear phones may be loose or are uncomfortable. If it were to be 3D printed, the exact size of the earphones can be tailored to individual needs. There will also be options for the earphones to have different unique designs for style or comfort. More customization will allow this product to have a competitive edge on its mass produced cousin. With the option of more customization and comfort, it would demand more from the customer.”
   -ep145853
   Sept 13, 2015 at 11:30 PM
4. The most important part of the 3D printing movement is principles of the Maker community.
   “Even though the makers of Glif chose traditional manufacturing methods to create their product, they still embody the principles of the Maker community. They are motivated by “creativity, social change, and problem solving”, instead of profit.”
   -fc144563
   Sept 16, 2015 at 1:37 PM
5. There are still limitations to 3D printing that we need to solve. One of the earliest problems solved was the utilization of the STL file.
   “According to the text book, the STL file format was designed to simplify the transfer of design files to budding 3D printers, because computer memory was limited and the STL file format removed some design details was ideal since that conserved computing power. Also, the book well explains the STL file format with using an example, a design file can contain color information and other design niceties that the STL file’s job was to strip away. a typical printer needed to process only the triangles that touched the current layer and could temporarily ignore the rest until the next layer was due to be fabricated.”
   -Ippeita Kakimoto
   Sept 27, 2015 at 10:45 PM
6. Having the ability to make a prototype without the help of manufacturers is huge but there are a lot of limitations like turn around time and the limited amount of raw materials that are able to be used.
   “today, it becomes an increasingly advantageous product. It is very useful for certain small businesses. It allows entrepreneurs to create prototypes of the products they envision without spending a lot of time and money—to the point where they can develop their own product while still working another day job. It is an amazing tool for the ‘Makers’ of the world. Chapters 5 and 6, however, address the current reality of 3D Printers. 3D printing is not magic—it, like most things in the world, is a process that can require a lot of time and effort. And, like most processes, there are difficulties. For example, we are not able to scan what lies beneath the surface of an object, and we cannot use any raw material we desire to 3D print. The design software we currently have access to is rather limited and cannot handle everything our minds are able to manifest. It’s not as instantaneous as described either, it takes a very long time to print objects depending on the size and complexity.”
   -jc153913
   Sept 30, 2015 at 2:49 PM
7. 3D printed limbs can, in the near future, empower many people. Having amazingly designed form and fit would do wonders for those without limbs to feel whole again. Seeing someone with a very lifelike limb with amazing graphic designs would push the world in small but positive direction.
   “The rich would be able to print vanity body parts at will,”
   -Brendan Lukas
   Oct 6, 2015 at 10:13 PM
8. The Fibonacci Series is the key to being able to harness natures designs to artificially grow organs and tissue separately. We do not have the designs down yet but with interest in 3D printing peaking it is only a matter of time before there is a breakthrough.
   “The major theme of Chapter 10 is about generative design and how computers can now mimic designs found in nature according to the Fibonacci series. As stated in the text, “Many objects found in nature have regular dimensions that when measured, map to mathematical equations. Have you seen a conch shell cut in half? the conch shell’s spiral is a physical manifestation of an ancient mathematical concept called a Fibonacci series.” In terms of tissue engineering, the use of generative design is key in producing the complex shapes and forms of organoids. The texts makes specific mention as to how “Nature’s manufacturing process is iterative.” Every living organism, from a plant to a human embryo, follows a small set of developmental “rules” that apply repetitively. It starts with a germ cell or seed, and like a reiterating mathematical formula applied to data, a seed develops in shapes, forms, and patterns. This process is effected by cues from its environment or limited available resources.”
   -Brendan Lukas
   Oct 13, 2015 at 5:56 PM
9. At this point in time we are limited mostly by design and the materials that we use to build.
   “Also imagine a world where we can 3-d print blended materials. Like take a for instance a cell phone, a cell phone would be super complicated to print due to its wiring and circuitry underneath the plastic surface. If it were possible to print an entire working phone, then we wont even have to leave for the store or go through a cell phone company again! This level of 3-d printing will open up gigantic doors for what is possible in creating active and live systems from the go. In order for us to get here it would require inventive thinking beyond the realm of printing passive parts. In the inception of our design models, we will not only have to think about how it will physically look on the outside but how it will “come to life” and work underneath.”
   -br148591
   Oct 28, 2015
10. The end goal would be to 3D print things without any limitations. To have unlimited support and creativity in our lives.
    “Chapter 13 depicts that the future of 3D printing has no boundaries; there are no limits to design and the possibilities are endless. Much like Star Trek, machines will be able to read minds and produce the desired designs in physical form.”
    -Jewel Tolbert
    Oct 28, 2015 at 3:11 PM

5×5

The building blocks project was my first entrance into the world of Sketchup and 3D printing. The whole process was a bit overwhelming even though we only used the most basic of tools to flesh out our ideas into little plastic pieces. The hardest part of the process was the measuring of the objects. I realized over a period of time that I really needed to double and triple check the measurements so that I could produce an accurate representation of the piece.

A couple pointers I would give to anyone who is interested in using Sketchup would be to just fool around with it. Just use it constantly to get a feel for the tools. Watch Youtube tutorials and imitate the work. This will exponentially raise your skill level. Plan ahead and sketch your ideas so that you can visualize your ideas. Most of all have fun! Without fun this work is just tedious homework.