3D Printing

2/27/18-3/2/18: Overview:

For this project, we were asked to design a useful 3D printed object. First, I designed the project I wanted to make on Fusion 360. Below you can find the file called 3d print house sketch. I decided to design a small house for my parent's room. The goal was to create a 3D printed house with two LED's and a switch. I normally have to wake up my parents when I get home late at night, so instead of waking them up I can now switch the color on my house from red to green, so when they wake up throughout the night they can know that I am home. In order for the object to be printed on the 3D printer, I had to create a .stl file which I have included below. It is called Sierra House small 3D print ready.stl.

Process:

Here is a video of the entire 3D printing process from my 1st attempt:

Note: This video is the first attempt of the house being printed. The second time the house was printed the same file was used, the only difference was that the second house did not print any support.

Electronics:

I used tinkercad's new circuit designer to work practice on what I wanted the electronics to be. Bellow, I have included a list of materials and a rough version of the design.

Here is a picture of the misprint. As you can see, the final layer did not print.

Front/Back

Final Film:

Summary:

Over the course of the 3D project, I had a few issues. For one, the process of making the house on the 3d printer took a few tries. When I needed to scale down the house to make the print shorter, I had to once again measure and cut the holes and switch holes. Then once I started printing, something happened about 3/4th of the way through which caused my print to have to start over. Unfortunately, the second print did not print out with support which caused my holes to a little warped. The warped holes make the very small, very specific holes no longer fit the LED's and the switch. In order to solve this problem, I took a drill to the holes to make them larger. This proved to be successful. I also hot glued the lights and switches to the house to make sure they did not move. From this project, I have been able to touch up on my electronic skills, learn how to use the new 3D printers, and improve my problem-solving skills.