Project Overview

Our goal is to create a 3D printed artificial ear that can replace a natural ear that has been lost through accident or injury. We are going to create this design using Maya software and print it using a 3D printer. The main function of this artificial ear will be to act as a replacement and to take on the appearance of a real human ear. By the completion of this project, an artificial ear will be produced that will closely resemble a human ear and can be attached to the side of the patient's head.

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Week 3

Designing the ear began in earnest. Studied tutorials for Maya and found reference photographs for the ear – we are doing a person's left ear, although due to the "mirror" function that Maya has, the right ear can also be made once the left ear is complete. The reference photographs were aligned with the front and right planes and matched to each other. The model began as a rectangular prism that was then smoothed and cut to create a flattened semi-ovoid and then the vertices were individually moved to correspond to outline of the ear.

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