I got started on the initial design and as the basic structure of it was coming together, I began thinking about what artistic flair I wanted to add. Additionally, as with most of my designs, I wanted all of the parts to be 3D printable without any support material. Even with the limited timeframe, I still wanted to push myself and create a hand fan design that was collapsible but was also made with only 3D printed parts. With this in mind, I narrowed down the list until I settled on a collapsing hand fan. I came up with a few different concepts, some of which were quite elaborate, however I only had one day left until the challenge was over.
While I was brainstorming what to model for the challenge, I tried to come up with ideas that I thought would be fun to model, easy to 3D print, and usefully functional on a daily basis. Indiana summers can get quite hot, so having a collapsible fan in your bag can be a life-saver! This is both a decorative and functional sunflower themed hand fan that I designed for the #pdo #summer 3D modeling challenge.
