Butterfly

For the joint project I decided to create a butterfly using 2 print in place hinges.To start, I created my hinge joints following Dr. Plante’s online tutorial.

Initially, a sketch was created using the line, 3 point rectangle, offset, and trim tools. This created the basic shapes for the hinge, which were then extruded to form the bodies. From here, cones were added to one body utilizing the circle, extrusion, taper, and mirror tools. In order to create a functional hinge, the two bodies were