The fun process of designing a Nessie coat hanger using Anarkik 3D Design haptic 3D modelling software. Nessie was finally 3D printed out and ready to fix to a wall or door!

1. ‘Nessie’ coat hanger
Designed using Anarkik 3D Design haptic*
3D modelling software for 3D printing.
(*haptic means touch. With this software as you design and
create you can really touch and feel your model because your
2D mouse is replaced with a 3D haptic device.)
Designing your Nessie
coat hanger: Step 1.
Choose a colour in the
colour box (bottom right corner)
Create a sphere. Use
Scale and the ‘Y’ key to
elongate the form.
If you like working in wireform mode you can select this by opening up
Preferences in the Menu bar and ticking the box there.
Step 5. For the flat
back, create a cube,
scale into an
elongated block
(using ‘X’, ‘Y’ & ‘Z’
keys to control
shape) and move it
into position. Carry
out Boolean
subtraction. Delete
the intersection bit
as it is not needed
Step 6. Create the screw
size form (Scale function
shows dimensions) by using
cylinder & cone primitives.
Align them using the snap
function and Boolean Union
them into unified form.
Copy and paste so you have
two. Move these into
position making sure a
screwdriver can get to the
screw head!
Step 7. Use Boolean
subtraction to make the
screw holes!
Step 8. Scale down two small
spheres for eyes and one for
nose.
Check over your Nessie coat
hanger, and if there are no
more things to do or add, save
it in .stl format, ready for 3D
printing stage.
Step 9. Open the .stl file of your ‘Nessie’ model in your 3D
printer’s software, rotate if needed, and save to the card or
your printer’s method for transferring g-code. We at Anarkik3D
have an Ultimaker2 and use their award winning Cura software.
Step 10. When ready hit ‘PRINT button and watch Nessie
materialise!
Your very own 3D
printed Nessie coat
hanger!
Be inspired because
everyone has the
means to participate
in these exciting
technologies.
Anarkik 3D Design is
quick and easy to
learn and to use – the
sense of touching and
movement in 3D are
what you do naturally
so no need to adapt
to working digitally.
Step 2. Select Deform,
hold down ‘Esc’ key to
put the cursor inside the
form and using the
‘select’ button on the
grasp of the haptic device
start gently and
incrementally pulling out
the form to start creating
the neck and tail. You can
really feel the surface
tension as you pull out
the forms.
Use ‘X’, ‘Y’ & ‘Z’ keys to
control direction of pull .
Step 3. Continue
deforming and pulling
out the neck to form the
head and to elongate
the tail to form good
strong hook shapes.
Step 4. With a smaller
cursor, & still in Deform
and still inside, begin to
pull out spikes.
Remember to leave
space for the 2 holes for
screws & screwheads.
Haptic device
handle/grasp:
Select button
Deform
button
3D printing your ‘Nessie’ coat hanger
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