Giant X-Ring

My first real CAD project — I modelled the iconic St. Francis Xavier University class ring in SolidWorks, entirely self-taught after hours during my co-op at Protocase in Fall 2020.

I scaled the ring up 5x from its original size and printed it on an Artillery Sidewinder X1 3D printer. Each ring was sanded smooth and painted gold to create a convincing replica.

I created variants for the years 1987, 2019, 2021, and 2023, giving them as personalized birthday gifts to family members. This project sparked my love of CAD design and showed me that engineering tools could be used for creative, personal projects too.