Emily Rowland's Final Project Proposal!

Concept:

Ultimate Pokemon Starter Set: A starter set for the Pokemon enthusiast with a bit of flair! Great for office, bedroom, or game room displays!

Have all that you need to get a taste of the Pokemon world with the starter Pokemon (custom modified), a Pokeball (a representative object of your Pokemon’s home), and Pokemon cards to understand the traits and skills of your starter Pokemon.

Includes 3 parts:

1. Pokemon:

Techniques: Rhino - mesh editing (1), 3D printing (2)

Starter Pokemon STLs are custom modified with additional objects

2. Pokeball:

Techniques: Mold design and casting (3), Rhino - direct modeling, 3D printing, Grasshopper (4)

Casted Pokeball is painted and has a 3D printed stand

3. Pokemon cards (stretch goal):

Techniques: Laser cutting (5), Rhino, 3D printing, Stock parts (6)

Decorative clear arcylic cards with stand are illuminated with LEDs

Pokemon details:
The Pokemon include mesh edited additional objects like the rose on bulbasaur.







Pokeball details:
Pokeball is finished with sanding and paint. Grasshopper-designed stand will fit into the hole at the bottom of Pokeball.



Pokemon card details:
Pokemon card is inspired by existing glass/aryclic decorative pieces.



Pokemon card details will be rastered onto the arcylic and illuminated by LEDs in the 3D printed base.

Overview of Tasks and Contigencies

Tasks	Target Dates	Parts	Contingencies
Pokemon: Order relevant PLA colors Download starter Pokemon STLs (Squirtle, Bulbasaur, Charmander) + Pikachu from Thingiverse Download meshes (STLs) from Thingiverse (or other relevant site) on objects to be merged with starter Pokemon Initial list: Bulbasaur -> Rose Charmander -> Fire Squirtle -> Sunglasses Pikachu -> Lightning Bolt Rhino mesh editing, ensure scale and closed meshes -> export new STLs Go to Cura and determine print settings (will likely need tree supports) Load relevant PLA color and 3D print!	Finish by 11/26	PLA: Green Yellow Red or Orange Blue Pokemon STLs Other object components for Pokemon STLs	If issues arise in 3D printing a particular Pokemon and/or mesh-edited version of the Pokemon, I will proceed to print normal Pokemon, or a fewer number of Pokemon as I will have already demonstrated Rhino skills with the Pokeball. If issues arise with a particular mesh, other STLs or slightly different object choices to be merged with the starter Pokemon may be chosen (e.g. glasses instead of sunglasses, succulent instead of rose, etc.) If issues with a specific color of PLA, I will use a different roll/color. It will be slightly sad the Pokemon isn’t quite perfect, but we’ll love them anyway.
Pokeball: Download Pokeball STL from Thingiverse Make a 2 part mold for mold in Rhino with direct modeling/mesh operations (ensure to design keys, sprue, and any needed vents) 3D print the mold for mold Use ‘oomoo’ to create the mold Cast with ‘Perfect Cast’/hydrostone within the ‘oomoo’ mold Sand Pokeball Paint Pokeball Design stand for Pokeball in Rhino with Grasshopper (fits in hole in bottom of Pokeball) 3D print Pokeball stand	Finish by 11/25	Oomoo and Perfect Cast Painting supplies: Red, white, black paint Brushes Sealant Sandpaper Pokeball STL PLA	Originally I was thinking of making multiple Pokeballs, but given the limited supply of casting material and time paint takes to set, I will only be making 1 Pokeball for this starter set.
Pokemon cards (stretch goal): Order relevant materials: acrylic, LEDs Download pngs/vectors/curves of Pokemon cards for each Pokemon and edit in Illustrator Go to the MILL or the 8 to laser cut the acrylic sheets into card sizes and engrave/raster the vectors of the Pokemon card information Measure pokemon cards and LEDs and design a stand in Rhino (direct or Grasshopper) to design a slide fit stand Change LED color to match the pokemon on each card and assemble	Finish by 12/4	4 inch LED mini-programmable strips Acrylic sheets Pokemon card vectors PLA	In concept and MILL access/machine reliability, I have enough techniques (4) without the Pokemon cards. So if issues arise in the machine at the MILL or in design, I will cut or cut back on the Pokemon cards. If issues arise specifically with the LED stock parts and not machine access or laser cutting, I will remove them as I will still have enough techniques (5) If issues in acquiring/cutting acrylic, I will switch to a different material such as wood or cardboard and cut the LED stock parts. If still wanting to deliver Pokemon cards and issue with parts/laser cutting/design, I will consider 3D printing a Pokemon card if there is enough time. If issues arise specifically with Pokemon card vectors, I will raster just a vector of image of each Pokemon.

Detailed Timeline:

Week of Nov 7th and 14th:

• Order PLA, LEDs, acrylic (Pokemon, Pokemon cards) (10 min, 3 day shipping)
• Design mold for mold for Pokeball and print (3 days)
• Make oomoo mold and cast Pokeball (2 days)
• Print first modified Pokemon (Bulbasaur) (2 hours)

Week of Nov 21st:

• Buy paint and sandpaper for Pokeball (1 hour)
• Sand and paint Pokeball (1 day)
• Grasshopper for Pokeball stand and 3D print stand (1 day)
• Mesh edit other Pokemon and 3D print Pokemon (1 day)
• Begin vector design for Pokemon cards and test LEDs (1 day)

Week of Nov 28th:

• Go to MILL to get help with learning how to raster/engrave Pokemon cards in acrylic (1 day)
• Finish design for Pokemon cards in Illustrator and raster (2 days)
• Design and print stands (1 day)
• Final assembly (0.5 day)
• Start final documentation (0.5 day)

Week of Dec 5th:

• Finish final documentation (1 day)
• Present! (5 min on Dec 6th)

Detailed BOM and sourcing schedule:

-PLA (3-5 day shipping Amazon - all arrived on Nov 18th):

-Green - already had

-Yellow

-Red or Orange

-Blue

-Oomoo and Perfect Cast (bought at beginning of Fall quarter)

-Painting supplies(buying from local art/hardware store Nov 22/23rd - can try multiple stores)

-Red, white, black paint

-Brushes

-Sealant

-Sandpaper

-Pokeball STL - downloaded from Thingiverse week of Nov 7th

-Pokemon STLs - downloaded from Thingiverse week of Nov 14th

-Other object components for Pokemon STLs - will download from Thingiverse week of Nov 21st (by Nov 25th)

-4 inch LED mini-programmable strips (3-5 day shipping Amazon - arrived Nov 18th)

-Acrylic sheets for Pokemon cards (3-5 day shipping Amazon - arrived Nov 18th)

-Pokemon card vectors - downloading from online vector art sources week of Nov 21st (final vectors by Nov 29th)

-Plus existing equipment/machines: Ender3Pro, Laser cutter, Caliper

Acknowledgements:

Peer teachers: Jessica Douma for thinking of clear acryclic rather than wood for Pokemon cards and inspiring me with table layout for final proposal.

Moral support: Jessica Douma

Teaching support: TA Junchao

Again the link to all documents if not wanting to scroll up :P : Emily's 533 Github Final Proposal Files