Project #5 - Planetary Coaster - Design Stage

 Project #5 - Planetary Coaster - Design Stage

    This coaster design required me to step ahead of the learning curve a bit and discover how to use Grasshopper to create a planetary gear system that I could integrate to allow for the control of the spinning top plate.
    I will be using a combination of clear and white acrylic to build as they maintain structure well and will minimize the risk of gear binding in operation. I choose white to hide the internal mechanisms to give it a cleaner finish while keeping the bottom clear so users could flip it over to see how it functions.
    I intend to use acrylic rod and acrylic glue to assemble the pieces and fasten the appropriate layers to each other to allow the desired functionality to work. This project required the appropriate use of layers to help separate my components to make them easier to manipulate.






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