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CAD and 3D Building Projects

I present an array of personal projects that serve as self-driven learning experiences to further the understanding and application of computer-aided design software, or to learn new ways to connect communities. Each project plays an important role in my growing knowledge and the application of new software or passions.

Bike H2O Bottle

Custom Bike Water Bottle Holder

Summary

Designed specifically to fit the screws, metal rod, and Owala water bottle, this design was hand-crafted and prototyped using Fusion. 

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Multiple iterations were developed to ensure all components were connected as intended. First iteration's dimensions were slightly smaller or larger than required. 

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Design Requirements/User Needs:

- Design must be 3D Printable, with flexibility on the presence or absence of supports

- Design must hold an Owala Bottle without significant risk of falling out

- Design must be strong enough to withstand common biking scenarios

- Design must be able to use the bike's screws and pre-screwed location

Created on

Autodesk Fusion, AnyCubic Kobra 2

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Plaques

Plaques for Acknowledgement

Summary

Whenever my family or friends celebrate a special occasion -- whether a new job, graduation, or just when I feel like it -- I like to create something that shows I am proud of them. What a better way to do that then 3D Printing a customizable plaque!

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Presented are:

- My sisters' graduation and new job (Pitt and JLL)

- Her boyfriends' graduation (Indiana)

- My dad's company (South Florida M&A Advisors)

- Trip to Louisville for Bourbon Tours in Summer 2024

- A Goodbye present to an EHOB coworker

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Autodesk Fusion, AnyCubic Kobra 2

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Spring 2025

Toilet Paper Sheep!

Toilet Paper Sheep!

Summary

Recently, there was a viral trend of toilet paper sheet (where the legs and head are a black plastic and the wool is the toilet paper and roll) where people placed these sheep in their bathrooms. I had printed several for my girlfriend's family and friends, who said they loved it. However, they challenged me to create unique and exciting designs customized for their lives and colleges.

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With this I created several different designs using online imagery/algorithms as a guide

- University of Pittsburgh Panthers Head (bottom left)

- DePauw University Tigers Head (bottom right)

- The Ohio State University Buckeyes Head (top right)

- Adjusted file of legs to remove hooves (unpictured)

Created on

Autodesk Fusion, AnyCubic Kobra 2

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Spring 2025

Binary-Tree Menorah

Binary-Tree Menorah

Summary

This is a Menorah, a Jewish Holiday Candle Holder. It is designed based on a binary tree, a common computer science data structure.

Purpose

As I was living in Indianapolis and was preparing to celebrate the holiday, my girlfriend and I were deciding whether or not we should purchase a menorah. I decided to build one as it would be cheap and simple to develop.

Created on

Autodesk Fusion, AnyCubic Kobra 2

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December 2024

Tank

Wii Tanks! - Enemy and User Tanks

Summary

I played Wii Play with my family when I was younger and always loved the 'Tanks!' minigame. When I received my 3D Printer and purchased blue filament, I wanted to print the blue user tank from this game, yet no easy-to-print models were available online. Using my experience in CAD from work and education, I based my design on publically-available in-game screenshots.

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After creating and printing the user tank (which can also be printed in red for the second player), I decided to design enemy tanks. These are multicolored, so I made sure that users with multi-filament or single-filament 3D Printers were able to print these nostalgic models.

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While some models are sold online for money, I decided to make this free and publically available on multiple printer-friendly 3D file hosting websites, like Thingiverse (link below) and Printables.

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Autodesk Fusion, AnyCubic Kobra 2

Summer 2024

Car Phone Holder
Car Vent Phone Holder

Car Vent Phone Holder

Summary

I iterated a Phone Holder so it will fit in my Car Vent. I went through various component prototyping and testing to ensure the design was effective.

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Started by 3D Printing publically available designs that I did not like, I wanted to create my own. 

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Tried 3D Printing a design from scratch and that failed for multiple reasons, so I decided to focus on individual components

1) Perfected the Air Vent Attachment point(s)

2) Adjusted Phone holder body to reflect charger port access and orientation.

3) Worked on separating body from attachment points for modularity (failed but not impossible)

Purpose

As I was driving a lot in my car, I wanted my phone to be within sight. I thus made it a project to create a self-CADded and self-3D-printed product that I could use to hold my phone. 

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User Needs: 

- Phone orientation when in product must align with eyesight

- product must be able to hold phone weight

- Product must prevent phone from falling out when accelerating

- Product must allow location for charger to 'slide' through when inserting phone

- Product must fit with my car's air vents 

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Autodesk Fusion, AnyCubic Kobra 2

Summer 2024

CAD Car Parts

Computer Aided Design Course - Car Parts

Summary

For a Computer Aided Design Course I took at CMU, I was requested to produce car equipment in Autodesk Fusion.

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The two pieces of car self-designed without significant instruction from the professor are a gearshift (top) and car seat recliner handle (bottom).

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The gearshift was to improve our education on organic molding in  while the car seat recliner handle was to improve our education on designing for injection molded pieces.

Created on

Autodesk Fusion

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Fall 2023

CMUMinecraft

Carnegie Mellon University in Minecraft

Summary

During COVID, I decided to utilize my quarantine time to recreate Carnegie Mellon’s campus in Minecraft. Within a week, I spent time creating the Jared L Cohon University Center block-by-block and later created nearby buildings with WorldEdit – a well-known Minecraft add-on that exponentially increased my building speed. 

 

Later that month, I was approached by the CMU. The administration and alumni association wanted to incorporate my build into Virtual Carnival, an online event mimicking the university’s annual celebration. This tradition features carnival rides, games, food booths, and elaborate and interactive student-designed structures and activities. During this event, I was able to provide students and alumni tours of the buildings. Many members of the university community were impressed with the server's accuracy and attention to detail.

 

Over the course of 3 months, my team created 12 buildings on campus as well as developed a full football field as shown to the right. While this project was never fully finished, I have been looking into ways to automate the process using Google Earth, photogrammetric techniques, and 3D modeling plugins.

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Summer 2020

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