One of the most impressive things that 3D printing technology allows us to do today is bring the fictional into reality. If it’s a physical object, fictional or real, you can now print it. One of the most impressive things I’ve seen printed this semester was by Teresa Knarr. Using files found on Thingiverse, she printed a functioning Poke Ball, from the tv show Pokemon.
Even though she did not render the original .stl file herself, the act of printing it is almost equally as challenging. From watching the process over the course of the semester, it was also clear that a fair amount of problem solving was involved in the printing as well. Problems can (and did) occur while printing, such as the printer nozzle skipping over parts, pieces breaking, and in this prints case, running out of filament. This piece was printed in multiple parts, and also involved assemblage afterwards. Each piece took multiple tries to print, and required rethinking before it was tried a second time. She also incorporated a spring to allow the lid to pop open when the button is pressed (like in the original show) creating a fully functioning piece.
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