These couple of weeks, I have been working on
getting the Tinkercad to work. It is really hard for me to navigate and I am
trying to learn to create a simple design, but it is proving difficult. Even
watching several tutorials, I am having difficulty even making a simple
pattern. However, I have figured out which type of material to use for the main
part of the mouthpiece to use: silicone. I have yet to find out if I am allowed
to use the 3D printer that is on campus, but I plan on finding out. Even if I
am able to use the 3D printer, I don’t know if I will be able to learn to
design quickly enough. Trying to use this program has been taking up most of my
genius hour time, and I am still finding it difficult.
I would like to find someone that can help me design
this chew. I feel like I need to spend more time on the other components of the
chew rather than the just the plastic part. For the absorbent layer, I will
probably use some microfiber cloth to absorb the saliva instead of some sponge.
I realize that any sort of reusable cloth is not sanitary, so I am still having
trouble figuring that part out.
