Week 2 - Journal
Ideation
Tell us about your assignment's idea for this week. Why do you care about this idea? What inspired you? (Please include images or links to sources of inspiration)
mobile holder with a touch of the renaissance era
the idea is original, inspired by the greek culture and the beautiful greek goddess (Medusa) and her miserable destiny which I truly love in a nutshell medusa was very beautiful even more than athina they said , athina got jealous of her so turned her worshiper medusa to this form of gorgons that has got a hair of snakes and eyes turn anyone looks at them to stone
medusa rodanini
perseus with the head of medusa
Tool Chain
Which software/machines/materials did you use in the assignment? Why?
fusion 360
the software that used for 3d design and easy to use for beginners
one of easiest cad softwares i worked with
laser cuter software
the software U used for laser cutting is rdworks to link between pc and laser cutter.
I used 3mm wood sheets in this process for its properties that compatible with this model of the laser cutter.
inkscape
great software to trace photos and convert them to SVG. that's later converted to DXF. then go to its final destination fusion 360
Design/Preparation Process
Explain the design and/or preparation process of your assignment. How did you use the tool or software to design and/or prepare your assignment before fabrication/implementation?
tracing
first picked my desired pic then imported it to inkscape to convert it
exporting the tracing to dxf. format
imported the dxf. to fusion 360
tracing the DXF. manually with curves and splines in fusion 360 to make a closed loop to be extruded then
design step
then started to design what i imagined with the right dimensions
-after importing the file sterted to sketch my own design and set the medusa head in middle of the design
before assembly extruded the sketch to 3mm thickness (as the thickness of the used wood sheets )
aligned the parts then used rigid joints to get the final view of the product
assembly step
assembly is a very important step which I learned the hard way (when I designed and fabricated without proper assembly the product was in incorrect dimensions and failed )
exporting DXF.
after assembly and looking for any design mistakes or intersections
or any kind of problems, then exporting the DXF. files after viewing and double check the dimensions.
then imported the DXF. files to RDworks to align on the program and set the parameters for the proper cutting process, to use most of the wood sheet without wasting much make the designs closer to each other as possible as you can.
-then save or export the code to flash memory to be inserted later in the laser cutter machine.
Development/Implementation Process
fab time !
with some help from the fab lab specialist I used the laser cutting machine easily and fabricated my designs
oriented the designs in rdworks and prepared the files to be uploaded to the machine ...got the flash memory... copied the files and inserted it into the machine
-first set the origin on the wood sheet in the machine
- read mem then copy your file to the machine using the UI and buttons of the machine
-copy the file to machine mem then track to know if it fits in the wood sheet
- if the file fits the sheet then check focus of the laser head
- final step start cutting and close the lid and stay focused in case anything happend wrong
uploding the files to the machine and watch the magic happen!!
Explain the development/implementation process of your assignment. How did you use the machine/tool to manufacture or implement the design of your assignment?
Overcoming Challenges
What kinds of challenges or problems did you face while doing the assignment, tutorials, or exercises? How did you solve them? Did you ask for help from an instructor or peer? Please provide a link to the tutorial or article that you used to solve your problem (if any)
the first challenge I had was copying the file to the machine mem to start the cutting but thankfully the lab specialist helped me through the process and completed the cutting process without burnings the hell out of the lab
-the problem was to get out of curtain menu in the UI then the specialist showed me ESC button which I didn't notice
another challenge I had was when fabricating the rocking chair in the lab session.
the problem we face was after cutting the design and fabricating it, it turned out there is an issue in the design after, and didn't notice there is an error in the design then my peer and the instructor figured out where the issue then edited it in the design.
this mistake learned me to look for any error in the assembly step and how important it is to get the desired result of manufacturing.
solution: to avoid the same mistake focus on the assembly in fusion 360 to get the great result that you looking for.
peers: Eslam Salah, Hanaa ezzat
instructors Mohand, Menna Elbadry
Title of Media
final result
