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Presentations & Events Services About Contact Recommendations Recommended Books Now Examine How Technology Connects All Aspects of Your School Community and Operations Presentations Presented at AISNE TEAMs Conference May 10, 2022 May 24, 2023 Jonathan Tagged Presentations Leave a comment Creating a 3D Printed Optical Illusion Face Vase using Google Drawing and TinkerCAD 3D Printing Inspiration – the Rubin’s Vase Developed around 1915 by the Danish psychologist Edgar Rubin, this famous optical illusion demonstrates the figure ground relationship. While the positive space forms a vase, the negative space forms the profile of a face. This phenomenon gives insight into how our brains process information – recognizing a shape that actually isn’t there. Student work examples Here are two examples of Rubin Vases designed by students, based of photos of themselves. Creating the face vase trace Find a suitable image. In this case we’ll use a silhouette of Abraham Lincoln, but students love snapping a photo of themselves and using those for this process. Bring the image to a new Google Drawing In this example we will use Google Drawing to make a vector trace of an image. Depending on student experience and skill level, Adobe Illustrator or other vector tools are options. There are many ways to add an image to Google Drawing, but one is to drag the image over the Google Drawing Tab, then drop the photo on the canvas. Flip the Image so the face is facing left If needed, use the side handle to drag the image so it’s facing left The face is now facing left The image should look similar to the one below Use the Polyline tool Select the polyline tool from the tools list Zoom in if needed Adjust the zoom as needed. In this example we’ll zoom into 200%. Carefully trace the face Using the polyline tool, carefully create a shape similar to the one in the following step. Be careful to move slowly and give enough room between clicks. While the polyline tool only creates straight lines, a curve can be created by carefully using many small lines to create a fairly smooth curve. You may need to repeat this a few times to get the feel for the process. Practice makes perfect! The Face once completely traced Once the face is traced, your image should look similar to the one below. Zoom out if needed Adjust the zoom as needed. The final trace Here’s our final trace – if you’d like to download this to follow along rather than trace your own, you can access this Google Drawing here. Download as SVG In Drawing, go to File - Download as - Scalable Vector Graphics (.svg) The SVG file format is a vector format that works well with most CAD packages. We’ll now use this svg in TinkerCAD to create our 3D model. TinkerCAD: Creating the 3D vase Log in to TinkerCAD ( tinkercad.com ) and Create a new design. Open the Featured Shape Generators On the left, open the featured shape generators Open the SVG Revolver Open the SVG Revolver generator Add your SVG Drag the SVG you created in Google Drawing to the generator The default rotation Your rotation follow the default settings. Let’s modify those to create our vase. Modify the settings Change the settings as needed to create a vase: Set the height to a level that works well for the design. Set the Inside Diameter to the minimum (1) Set the Number of Sides to the maximum for the smoothest vase Change the rotation if needed. This will likely only need a very small adjustment, if any. Set the Revolve Angle to 360 Plug the bottom hole If you rotate (Control and drag), you’ll notice there’s a hole in the bottom of the design. Let’s fix that. Add a Cylinder to fill the hole Resize the cylinder Align the cylinder The hole filled and properly aligned Group the object With both objects selected, merge the shapes into one by selecting the Group icon The shape succesfully merged Your shape should look similarly after merging. Export your design for printing. Export your design for 3D printing by clicking the Export botton. Download the design as an .STL file Download the design as an STL file. The example completed vase If you’d like to download or view the example Face Vase, you can find the design on TinkerCAD here. Print your design Using your 3D printer’s software, upload the STL and prepare it for printing. In this case we are using an NVBot, which offers a web based file submission workflow. 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We covered over 50 tips, tricks, hacks and gotchas we wish we had learned sooner during a fun filled hour. In the app, there’s a shared secrets section where anyone, including you, can add your own secrets. Download it here , and make your own app with zero code through a google sheet with Glide. June 27, 2019 June 27, 2019 Jonathan Leave a comment Learn with me this summer – ISTE, MassCUE and More Uncategorized The summer is a great time to rest, recharge and learn. Join me at some of these exciting events: ISTE19 Gsuite Secrets to Success, June 23 9:00-10:00am Join Jenn Judkins and I as we dive into a fun and frantic blast through a ton of quick tips and tricks in Gsuite. We have a totally new app-based format for the presentation, and can’t wait to share the fun. Join us in Philly and quick ISTE off with us! 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Register at MassCUE: Seekonk Summer GooglePalooza June 3, 2019 June 3, 2019 Jonathan Tagged Google Leave a comment Automating with Sheets & Forms Uncategorized Presented with Jenn Judkins at METAA CTO Clinic, March 8, 2019 March 8, 2019 March 8, 2019 Jonathan Leave a comment Posts navigation ← Previous Widgets Search for: Recent Posts Examine How Technology Connects All Aspects of Your School Community and Operations Creating a 3D Printed Optical Illusion Face Vase using Google Drawing and TinkerCAD Google Admin Console Security Insights & Controls Google Sheets SmackDown Productivity Hacks for the Overworked and...