Katherine Leipper

Code, Design, Art /// For the Web and Beyond

Custom Bracelet App

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An app that allows the user to create a custom pattern, which is transformed into a bracelet that they are able to preview and export as a 3d file, ready to be printed. Inspired by the customizable jewelry by Nervous System and built with Processing. Find the source code on Github.

Project Year(s):: 2011
Project Categories:: Creative Code, Art

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Users are given a blank 16x16 square that they create a design inside of. The design is repeated around the bracelet. The app uses the ModelBuilder library by Marius Watz to create the 3d shape. The bracelet starts as a grid of cubes, and creates X's in the squares that are marked black. Rather than building it up box by box, a function that allows holes to be cut into a base shape would be structurally cleaner, but the library is limited, so I may explore other libraries to use. ModelBuilder conveniently has an function to convert the shape into a .stl file, which 3d printers can read. The final piece was printed on an Objet printer.