This is the pre-search I have for my 3D print toothbrush holder.
Here is my toothbrush holder after I designed it in Inventor. After this, it had to be sent to Makerbot so it could be prepped to print.
Here is my design in Makerbot. I had to scale up the size and make sure it was centered on the tray before I could print it. I also had to make sure it was laying in a way where it would be easiest to print with no supports. On the right is my print preview from right before I took my flash drive down to the printer.
Here is my toothbrush holder while it was 3D printing and when it was finished.
Here is the final product in use!
WHAT I LEARNED
During this rotation, I learned that you have to be patient when coming up with an idea. I had to start over multiple times because I wasn't happy with the idea I came up with or how it was going so far. I just had to persevere and not give up on it, and eventually I came up with something I liked. It's really easy to get frustrated, but you can't let that get in the way because wasting time is not a good idea. I also learned some things about the actual shape of my toothbrush holder. I learned that you can't cut holes through a rounded edge easily using Inventor because you can't create a sketch on an arch. I also learned that when printing, circles build on themselves so they do not require supports. I really like the way my final project came out.