The First Tile: what went right, what went wrong and how it can be improved...

Revisiting the tile model, I realized way in which I modeled the tile was actually the cause of my problems with the final product. The printed object was very flat, there was definition where the different pieces intersected, but the pattern itself was only conveyed in plan. This was ultimately due to the fact that instead of using my original model piece, I created a new building block like object. I differenced my panel piece from a block, resulting basically in a curved block with a flat back.













The red in the image highlights the original modeled piece. It is my intention to use just this piece to create my final tile. By scaling the original model prior to adding thickness to the surface, I hope to create as strong enough object. Ultimately I am hoping to create a tile that relates back to the silver/pink pattern image, where there is a slight wave across the top surface and the pattern intersects itself several times in the y direction, creating a piece that is porous where not one but several patterns can be seen.