As we are using digital fabrication for this paper I decided to try and start 3d modelling the concept I decided to go with for the clock. Emma suggested that instead of making the overall form, I only make 1/12 of it and therefore only would need to print that 1 form 12 times for it to repeat radially like in my design. Firstly I set up the overall foot print of the form and then 3 planes that I could loft between.
When I tried to do this the loft was not as harsh as I intended for the design so I tried putting in guides for the curves to follow to help make the loft a bit sharper. The guide curves can be seen in the images below. This also did not work as it just said it would not loft.
I was trouble shooting with Harry when he asked how all 12 pieces would fit together, after explaining the clip in mechanisms I had in mind;
he suggested with the time frame and the minimal error for margin for the 3D printing that trying to actuate the concept in a different more achievable form would be more successful. Due to the realisation that the precision of printing would be too high a variable for any of the clip mechanisms to be successful I decided to try a different route and make the concept using different digital practices. I will start this off by 3D modelling the overall form of the clock.
Elizabeth Dean 