• Spaceship Earth

    3D Printing
    Family
    Electronics
    Python
    A 244:1 Model of the Spaceship Earth building at EPCOT as a present for my Brother.
    Iteration 1
    Winter 2025
    CAD Automation
    Structure
    Lighting
      
    Used PyAutoGUI in Python to automate Solidworks commands to fill in the 108 triangles in 1/2 of 1/5 of 1/12 of the sphere.
      
    12 curved pentagonal sections interlock to surround the lighting column, supported below by 4 towers. Printed on Bambuu Labs H2D out of PLA Matte Matte Ivory White and PLA Silk+ Silver.
      
    Color points are created through 2mm fiber optic cable pushed into the print.
      
    Lighting system uses LEDs, controller, and power supply from this sphere.
    Iteration 0
    Fall 2025
      
    Prototyped a representative triangle to find the right wall thickness for opacity.