JB

Co-Founder @embeddedVC
Co-Founder @Zoodotdev

[Gwynne Shotwell @Gwynne_Shotwell]

Incredible!

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Liftoff of Starship's first orbital flight

[Jordan Noone 🇺🇸 @jordannoone]

Had the privilege of working with Ansel as my FAA counterparty when negotiating licenses for @USCRPL's spaceshots. He has deserved recognition for a long time!

[Zoo @zoodotdev]

Ben’s Build Log #09

To finish up the wing structure, I first refined the stringers to make them more representative of a real aircraft.

On top of that, I modelled two different spar angle designs and gave Zookeeper the placement logic for each of them.

He then positioned and duplicated all 45 angles across the wing structure.

[USC Trojans @USC_Athletics]

Welcome to the neighborhood, @lucasmuseum 📍

The Lucas Museum, founded by legendary USC alum George Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson, is now officially open! ✌️

[Zoo @zoodotdev]

Ben’s Build Log #08

For the valve mechanism, I needed to add compression springs, but wasn’t sure about the best way to model them in Zoo Design Studio.

So I asked Zookeeper which approach he would recommend. He suggested using a helix, which turned out to be exactly what I needed for the spring geometry.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

In 7 days, the first Starship launch to orbit will be carrying Starlink V3 satellites intended for operational use

[Lucas Museum of Narrative Art @lucasmuseum]

A message from George Lucas and Mellody Hobson on the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art’s opening day.

[USC Trojans @USC_Athletics]

The force is strong with the Trojan Family ✌️💫

[USC Trojans @USC_Athletics]

Welcome to the @lacoliseum, R2-D2!

And welcome to the neighborhood, @lucasmuseum ✌️

[USC Trojans @USC_Athletics]

Fight On, R2-D2 ✌️

[Zoo @zoodotdev]

Ben’s Build Log #05

A wing obviously has more than just one rib, so I let Zookeeper duplicate the rib along the entire wingspan.

Then I had him extend the spars and stringers through all the ribs to complete the internal wing structure.

[JB @Jenna_Bryant]

@benwithhat @zoodotdev I'll just add to the schedule that everyone has to arrive at the office via skydiving.

[Tom Preston-Werner @mojombo]

I'm doing a podcast!

@aiworthusing is a new show from me and @sodio about AI workflows that actually hold up. Guests help me install their tools on my machine, live, so I can try them for real.

First two episodes out today: @obra on Superpowers, @wesmckinn on Roborev!

⬇Links.

[Zoo @zoodotdev]

How a 1636 clavichord won our first Zoo Design Studio Makeathon 🏆

Meet @masonmalone, whose winning project changed how we think about what modern CAD platforms can preserve.

Read the full blog post → https://t.co/TZj3IEGC5x

[Zoo @zoodotdev]

Ben’s Build Log #04

To model the aircraft wing, I first needed to define the rib and its spar geometry.

I sketched out the rough profiles I wanted by hand and gave them to Zookeeper to size them properly.

[Zoo @zoodotdev]

A hollow-forged bicycle crank arm with a continuous load path between the spindle and pedal bosses. Sculpted front and rear relief pockets reduce mass while retaining material around the primary interfaces. Made with Zookeeper.

[Zoo @zoodotdev]

Hey, Ben the intern here! 👋

I’m an aeronautical engineering student and recently joined Zoo to explore what practical engineering looks like in Zoo Design Studio.

Over the next few months, I’ll be designing a small single-engine aircraft piece by piece and sharing the process along the way.

Excited to see where this ends up ✈️

- Ben (@benwithhat)

[Zoo @zoodotdev]

Ben’s Build Log #02

For the wheel rims, I needed some info on how the bolt assembly is typically constructed on aircraft wheels.

I asked Zookeeper for some technical context and it gave me a breakdown and technical drawings to support my modelling.