Sea Coral Inspired 3D Printed Sculpture

This project was inspired from my 2023 summer vacation which I went scuba diving. I was captivated by the beauty of marine nature and wanted to recreate that beauty into my design.

This project was created as a course assignment at the California State University, Long Beach; taught by Behnaz Farahi: DESN 551: Materials, Tools, and Techniques of Prototype.

Supplies

I used MidJourney, Rhino, Grasshopper, and then it is printed with a resin PolyJet printer.

Step 1: Generating Images From Mid Journey

I generated images by typing different prompts in MidJourney and choosing one to move forward with.

Step 2: Translating MidJourney Image Into an Object

Using Grasshopper, I translated the image from 2D into a 3D object.

During the process, I experimented with different surfaces and made multiple modifications.

Step 3: Aggregating the Object Into Clusters

I turned the 3D object and arrange them into a cluster with different patterns using surface aggregation.

I experimented with different surfaces and made modifications in Grasshopper to create multiple clusters and find the best one.

Step 4: Timelapse Video

This is the timelapse video of the entire modeling process.

Step 5: Printing the Piece

The final step is to sent the file to the PolyJet Printer.

This is the final result.