The Beacon by adrian

Description

This is my entry to the 3D Printing Awards 2018 Trophy Contest. There are two parts: Top and Bottom both printed with clear material to be as transparent as possible. About the name and idea: my design will actually be a 'projector' or beacon (hence the name) for the actual winner and category. The trophy should be VERY smooth on the outside while the inside contains the name of the winner and other 3d features. Basically the challenge will be for Protolabs to showcase their printing abilities inside rather than the outside which will be smooth and shiny. There could be more other 3d features added but I thought it would further complicate the design and wanted to keep it simple and nice looking. I added however an external coil-hollow channel which I thought complements the rounded shape in my opinion. The design can sit on a LED candle (very cheap on amazon) which will illuminate the entire structure but maybe a more powerful lantern can be used. The bottom part will need to have an internal coat of metal paint to allow the reflection of the light and also channeling light for the top part where the name of the winner/category/award name is printed. The name of the winner - category is printed inside on the internal part of the top part which is clear. Being that the letters are thicker than the wall section, they should reflect the light slightly different due to geometry and light refraction. Since i can't print that clear with my FDM printer to check, I initially…