3D Models & Design
Helix “Orca” Device
Concept
TwoPoreGuys’ universal biosensor started as vague sketches and word descriptions, granting freedom for creativity. I took the sketches and descriptions and designed a 3D model within an animation program called Blender.
Over a couple of years, the design was refined, streamlined, and redone to be able to achieve a functional prototype and mockup. Recreating the design in SolidWorks as a CAD model leads to the makings of a physical example.
Before the production of mockups and functioning prototypes, 3D illustrative videos were used to convey the company’s vision for a product.
When Polymerase Chain Reactions (PCR) were first figured to be required for some tests, interest arose to try to incorporate it into a kind of feature for the Helix “Orca” Device Concept.
The additional hardware required would result in the Helix “Orca” Device growing, which upper management didn’t want. Seeing that only some tests would use PCR, the idea sprung up to create an add-on device that could attach to the main biosensor.
The add-on device would act as a heater to facilitate the PCR reactions needed to amplify DNA samples that were of low concentration.
