Serena Takada and Nick Cassab-Gheta
Abstract
During the fall semester of 2014, the Small Scale Plant Model Team worked on repairing the current small scale plant model and began using AutoCAD to 3D print a small scale model of AguaClara plants. The purpose of using AutoCAD to print models of AguaClara plants, rather than using Rhinoceros 5, is to automate as much of the printing process as possible. The team evaluated multiple methods of converting a solid in AutoCAD to a meshed solid. In addition, the team looked into alternative printers that would be more compatible to printing using AutoCAD. Eventually, the team hopes to develop a system where anyone can request an STL file containing the design of the most up to date design of an AguaClara plant at any flow rate. Upon request, this STL file should be sent to any 3D print shop to be printed.
