Days 1
C1: Present a plan for the manufacture of your design
Watch the tutorial video below "Choosing a starting point for your CAD model"
After watching the video, look at your own design and identify the starting point. This will be the first piece you create in the software; and it will be the fist step you identify in you C1 plan
Decide on the scale of your model. The largest dimension cannot be greater than 390mm. Make your model as large as possible.
Write this value at the top of C1.
Gather some paper, and complete a "story board" of how you are going to make your design. Annotate it using key vocabulary. Remember, the drawings here should be quick, and focused on assembly steps.
Insert these steps into C1 slides.
Show this to your teacher for guidance and feedback on your procedure.
Complete the production plan steps in C1 of your portfolio slides.
Watch this video for instructions and guidance about how to approach this step in the inquiry.
This tutorial will take you through all the steps of designing a flatpack design in CAD software. It is helpful to see the steps and approaches. What steps or ideas can you use to help with your design?
0:00 to 2:30 is an overview of all the steps
2:30 to the end is a detailed review of all the steps.
2:30 : Adding a Canvas to use to begin drawing
9:00 : Setting Parameters for Material Thickness
11:00 : Copy and Moving a body
16:10 : Creating a construction plane
22:30 : Repeating parts using the Rectangular Pattern tool
33:30 : Combining parts to create joints.
Using a canvas to being drawing: This will improve your accuracy
Positioning the main body at the Origin: This will help with navigation, accuracy, and save time
Drawing in place: This will help with accuracy and save time
Using Edit Sketch and Edit Feature to make changes: This will save time and improve accuracy.
Using Parameters to set common values: This will improve accuracy.
Days 2, 3, 4
C3: Presenting your idea
Setting up Fusion 360
Create a new folder for this project, and title it:
Name, Product name, May 2020.
e.g. Jiwon Kim, Laptop Stand, May 2020
Create a new file, and title it "Product Name"
Create a parameter for Material
Solid --> Modify --> Parameters
Create a new parameter called "material"
Give it a value of 4.8mm
Begin building your model in Fusion 360.
Start with the part you identified as the "starting point".
Create a Canvas and import a sketch with this orthographic view. See the tutorial video (time = 2:30) for instructions.
Scale your sketch to the correct working scale. Your largest dimension cannot be greater than 380mm
Document your work daily, with annotations that show your steps.
By the end of this section you should:
Completed C1: Story Board,
Started Designing
Set Material parameter
Imported a canvas
This video shows how to Create a Project Folder in Fusion 360
This video shows how to Share your Fusion 360 project with other users.
4
C3: Presenting your idea
By the end of these three days you should:
Complete model of your design
You will not be able to proceed with the next steps without a complete model.
C2: Creating the solution
Only begin this step once you are satisfied our CAD model is complete and accurate.
By the end of these three days you should:
Created a DFX file of your design
Edited the file in Adobe illustrator
A DFX file is a set of line drawings of the shapes. The laser cutter will follow these shapes to cut the material.
Do the following in Fusion 360.
Create a new Construction plane above your design
Use the Align tool to move all your pieces to the new plane.
Use the Move tool to arrange the pieces so they are not touching each other,.
Create a New Sketch on the construction plane.
Use the Project tool to trace the shapes
Save the sketch as a DFX file.
This step must be completed in Adobe Illustrator, using the template provided.
A successful file will include the following features:
Used he provided Adobe Illustrator Template
Stroke (Thickness) of all cutting lines is 0.001points,
Color of all cutting lines is RGB RED 255 (R=255, G=0, B=0)
No "double lines"
Adobe Laser Cutter Template Use this file to place your DFX file in for cutting.
By the end of these three days you should:
Created a DFX file of your design
Edited the file in Adobe illustrator to prepare for cutting
2020 Adobe Laser Cutter Template Use this file to create your file for cutting.
Follow these instructions:
Do the following steps in Adobe Illustrator 2020
Open the template provided to you by your teacher
Use the Place command to insert your DFX
Arrange the pieces so that they are not touching each other,
Allow for 10mm border around the pieces
If you need additional pages, create a new file using the template.
Optimize the space by nesting your pieces to reduce waste.
Select All your lines and set the following:
color = RGB Red; use the red color in the template
Stroke = 0.001
Save your file
Upload to the Design Server below
CS6 Adobe Illustrator Cutter Template: Use this template to create your file for cutting.
Do the following steps in Adobe Illustrator CS6
Open the template provided to you by your teacher
Use the Place command to insert your DFX
The window below will appear. Set the following:
Original Size;
Scale = 1; Unit(s) = 1 ; Millimeters
OK
Arrange the pieces so that they are not touching each other,
Allow for 10mm border around the pieces
If you need additional pages, create a new file using the template.
Optimize the space by nesting your pieces to reduce waste.
Select All your lines and set the following:
color = RGB Red; use the red color in the template
Stroke = 0.001
Save your file
Upload to the Design Server below
This video is for Illustrator 2020; The menus might be different, but the outcome will be the same.
This will allow you to cut your design on the laser cutter.
C3: Presenting your idea
Create a set of rendered images of your design in Fusion 360. Your rendered images will be used to communicate to your client, as well as to gather feedback as part of your testing in Criterion D.
In the Modeling workspace, turn on only the elements of your design you wish to see
Ensure you have applied Appearances (materials and color) to you model
Switch to the Rendering workspace.
learn more about rendering in Fusion with the mini tutorials below:
Rendering: Learn how to use various rendering commands.
Lesson 1: Applying Materials: Learn to assign appearance materials.
Lesson 2: Editing Materials: Learn to edit material names, colors, and textures.
Lesson 3: Adding a Decal: Learn to apply and adjust a decal. A decal is an image or picture that goes on the surface of your design.
Lesson 4: Changing the Environment Settings: Learn to adjust the environment, background, and ground effects.
Lesson 5: Creating an Image with Rendering: Learn to use local ray tracing and cloud rendering.
By the end of this class you should:
Create 2-3 renderings of your final design. These will be used in your presentation poster (see below)
Set up your design (left to right in the menu) Section A:
Apply materials to your design
Change the environment. Select the lighting, background, environment, etc.
Add a decal if necessary.
Rotate the image until you have the perspective you want.
Choose B, "In-Canvas render"
Wait for the rendered images to appear in the bar at the bottom of the screen
Insert these images into your slides and your website.
Watch this short tutorial about how to set up your rendering space to create a high quality image of your CAD design.
After laser cutting your model, assemble it and take 2-3 high quality images of it.
Insert these images into your inquiry portfolio and website.
C4: Justifying changes
Review the instructions and guidance in the slides above.
Identify and justify significant changes to your design.
Record these changes in your C4 slide.
C3: Presenting your idea
Your website is one of the important tools you will use to gather feedback.
Check the expectations here to ensure you have completed all the parts
C3: Presenting your idea
Create your product card using the template provided (See google classroom). Make it interesting and professional looking.
Upload it to this form