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The UB free clinic asked the Experiential Learning Network (ELN) to create food models for them, particularly focused on McDonalds menu.


My role on the ELN team was to design the food models.


The food was scanned using Autodesk Photo Recap and attached to plates (made in Inventor) using Autodesk Netfabb.


The prints were made on FDM machines using PLA and PETG. Prints with thin members were made of PETG as that plastic can bend without breaking far better than PLA.


The prints were then painted using enamel and acrylic.

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Step One: Buying a ton of food.

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Step Two: 3D scanning each item. This was done by taking pictures and running the photos through Autodesk Recap.

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Step Three: Combining the scan with a CAD'd base plate.

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Step Four: Printing and painting.

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The finished products are now in use by the Lighthouse free clinic, UB's public health outreach station in downtown Buffalo. The Clinic asked for these to be made because a large portion of the health ailments that they see are a result of improper nutrition.

 

Regular food models are expensive and don't reflect the options available to residents of poor inner-city communities. The clinic requested that we make plastic replicas of the most popular items on McDonald's menu. with the help of current technology, we were able to do just that.

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The clinic's website

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