It must be said that I enjoy the process and that the visual result cannot be replaced by a CAD-3d simulation.
Regarding my substructure of this lamp, it is (now) made of 3mm clear acrylic, it gives the best light distribution.
The other type I make is made entirely of wood, I think you can find some pictures of them in older posts from me.
Thank you for your constructive comment.
Pictured here is one of the first lamps I made, it is a completely different way of construction again. I mean this one is about 75 cm in diameter and made of MDF but the rough type with only one side treated. It hangs in an office of a local carpentry workshop.
It is assembled with wooden screws and wooden nuts that I made myself. Only 2 lamps of that type have been made.
It requires a lot of time and work.
Thank you for your comment and suggestion. I have tested the design in 3D CAD, but it does not reproduce the lighting conditions. Regarding the substructure, as mentioned before, I have switched to 3mm acrylic, it gives the most undisturbed light.
p.s. reality has caught up with me, the first ones have been delivered and I have orders for a further 2. Now I have to see if I can manage it before our travel season starts, but the money is good so I give the machine an extra bucket of coal
I have done a fair amount of 3D rendering in Autodesk Studio with a focus on lighting (LED fixtures) and it’s tough to get even remotely right. I’ve never gotten a render that was close enough to substitute a real prototype. Close enough to judge prototype candidates, but not as a replacement for a physical build. But, I’m not exactly a rendering pro.
This lamp has been overturned by two playful kittens … The negative side of acrylic is that it is very crispy and tolerated not tension or rancid treatment - the cats of course did not know anything about it and they also didn’t care … The owner of the lamp was sorry for the output and asked if I could help.
The lamp could not be repaired but was replaced by the last design that has been my “sales edition”, ie, there will be no more changes I am also happy to get a lamp foot in white, which gives a little extra rafinesse to the opal acrylic.
With regard to rendering them, I found CAD to be difficult.
However, take a look at Blender (open source, free), which allows for some pretty amazing quality renders for low effort.
(For reference, I want to upgrade my desk, and got a fusion 3D model, which I then rendered in Blender for lighting.)
