Glasses Hinges -The Final Working Version

In doing some research on various ways to create a successful 3D printed glasses hinge design, I have found a snap-in hinge design that functions quite well, to replicate for the glasses for the Build Your Vision project.

Working with support structures in 3D printing

Part of my challenge when designing the glasses for the Build Your Vision project is correctly orienting my design for print, to minimize the supports needed and thus the post-processing (including sanding and clipping) to create a smooth frame.

3D Projects for Middle School Students

This fall at Olimpico Learning, Middle School students have been learning about 3D printing…

Glasses Hinges Reworked Again… Results!

In the previous post, the reworked glasses hinges were discussed here:

3D Printed Eye-Glasses Testing

Here is the first prototype for the Build Your Vision glasses design. I have designed a functional pair of glasses, that can hold prescription lenses, as a first test for our pipeline project. Below is the first prototype in the CAD program Rhino for the full glasses using a…

A Classroom Visit from Toybox

Trying out Polyup

Thank you to the Polyup team - Shaya Zarkesh, Dr. Yahya Tabesh and Dr. Amir Zarkesh for coming out and sharing a lesson on…

Connector Designs for 3D-Printed Glasses: Part 1 of 2

Filaments: PLA vs ABS

The two most common printer filaments are PLA and ABS plastics, with different characteristics that affect their use in…