Hello again everybody!
I figured it would be worth sharing with you a project I embarked on towards the end of last year. Loramentum is going strong (have some cool stuff to show over the next week, can't go any faster atm) and Azure Redux is dependent on my finishing Loramentum.
Brief:
This time last year, Bit-Tech paired up with Intel to offer a competition to design a novel case for a NUC. The brief was that it simply had to stick with the theme and reasoning behind the NUC product itself, so no sticking them in a 900D for the lulz. All the ports on the device had to be immediately accessible also (so no hidden USB ports sadly). Of the submissions, 5 would then be picked and sent the hardware, they would then build their designs and submit them for community voting a couple months later.
Summary:
The hardware going into this build is as follows:
CPU: Intel Core i3-3217U
Motherboard: Intel NUC D33217CK
RAM: 2GB Kingston 1333MHz KVR
Storage: Intel 30GB SSD
Power Supply: Asus EXA0703YH Laptop Adaptor
In this design, I wanted to try and make the most out of the production methods. 3D printing allows people to construct fantastic, organic shapes and I wanted to ensure that I wasn't wasting an opportunity. To soften the lines of the sides, I decided to opt for a wooden centre section, which will also help provide a more elegant look. I love combining old and new, and I think this results in a very modern design that will still fit in a period interior (which is where it will be going). On the 3D printing front, I've gone for SLS nylon, which is much stronger and more thermally stable than options offered by home printers.
Concept work:
Progress Shots:
I figured it would be worth sharing with you a project I embarked on towards the end of last year. Loramentum is going strong (have some cool stuff to show over the next week, can't go any faster atm) and Azure Redux is dependent on my finishing Loramentum.
Brief:
This time last year, Bit-Tech paired up with Intel to offer a competition to design a novel case for a NUC. The brief was that it simply had to stick with the theme and reasoning behind the NUC product itself, so no sticking them in a 900D for the lulz. All the ports on the device had to be immediately accessible also (so no hidden USB ports sadly). Of the submissions, 5 would then be picked and sent the hardware, they would then build their designs and submit them for community voting a couple months later.
Summary:
The hardware going into this build is as follows:
CPU: Intel Core i3-3217U
Motherboard: Intel NUC D33217CK
RAM: 2GB Kingston 1333MHz KVR
Storage: Intel 30GB SSD
Power Supply: Asus EXA0703YH Laptop Adaptor
In this design, I wanted to try and make the most out of the production methods. 3D printing allows people to construct fantastic, organic shapes and I wanted to ensure that I wasn't wasting an opportunity. To soften the lines of the sides, I decided to opt for a wooden centre section, which will also help provide a more elegant look. I love combining old and new, and I think this results in a very modern design that will still fit in a period interior (which is where it will be going). On the 3D printing front, I've gone for SLS nylon, which is much stronger and more thermally stable than options offered by home printers.
Concept work:
Here are the concept renders for the project. Since the structure is 3D printed, I already had the models to hand, so rendering them just made sense really.
Progress Shots:
The quality isn't quite there with these sadly, I was still learning and getting to grips with a new camera at the time, they do improve later.
Motherboard top - Kindly provided by Intel
Tiny cooler, but it seems to do the job fine, can't hear the thing at all during use.
Wifi Adapter - Kindly provided by Bit-Tech
2 Gigs of RAM - Again Provided by Bit-Tech
And the 30GB SSD - Also provided by Bit-Tech
All assembled
Macro practice, come a long way since then.
Hopefully you'll enjoy the journey of this little project, I certainly found it to be immense fun and a great learning experience!