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Course Title: Prototype
Design, Create & Make (almost anything). An introduction to digital fabrication, design and prototyping. The course will allow students to explore their ideas, interests and inventions using tools and techniques found in a digital fabrication lab (FABLAB). Students will be able to explore a variety of design elements through mixed media, materials, computer assisted design (CAD) software, machines and digital programming allowing them to create (almost anything) through an iterative design and engineering process. The course is modeled after the rapid-prototyping FABLAB at the MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms.
Notes:
Influenced by the original MIT course, "How to Make (Almost) Anything"
Here is a link to the actual course objectives written in MIT language.
You can also find resources through the MIT OpenCourseWare
A similar global network course is called FabAcademy.
Example projects from the MIT Course: http://fab.cba.mit.edu/classes/MAS.863/people/index.html
Example projects of Fab Academy: http://fabacademy.org/archives/2014/students/index.html
Students will learn how to use a Fab Lab’s digital fabrication tools for rapid prototyping:
- Lasercutter
- Precission Milling Machines
- Vinyl Cutter
- Large milling machine
- Electronics design and production
- How to program AVR microcontrollers on the boards they have produced
- How to program computer applications to interface with the circuit boards
- Molding and casting
- 3D scanners and 3D printers
Website Blog
What is Design
Personal Logo Sketch
Logo Digital Design
Laser Cut Logo Design
3D Design and Print
Google Image Search
Vinyl Cutter Design.
Final Reflection
Final Project Posting Page
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Description
Blog is accessible to the public to read and view content and the web address is shared with Mr. DiGiorgio.
Write a blog post answering the question “ What is design?”
This is a hand drawn sketch that is uploaded or scanned into a blog post.
(Image capture of your sketch)
This is a vector based digital design of your logo sketch using Inkscape.org software.
(image capture of your Inkscape design and upload plain SVG file)
Transfer you Inkscape design to Corel draw to etch and cut using the Epilog Laser machine.
(Image capture and info about how long the laser cutting job took, the laser cutting settings, and the material you used)
Using TinkerCad complete tutorials 1-10 and then create your own 3D design to print on the 3D Printer.
(image capture and link to "public" file)
Write a blog post that describes your Google search results. What did you do a search of? What surprised you? What can be made in our FabLab? Is there a website that shows and explains how something was made?.
Create a vinyl sticker using the Roland Vinyl Cutter. You can either use your digital logo design or another original design.
(image capture of design on the screen, an image capture of the final vinyl cut design, and an upload the actual design file)
In a final blog post reflect on all that you accomplished in the class. Be sure to address the following questions.
Tips
Tip: Have another student take a look at your blog to see if anything is blocked or hidden. If Mr. Digiorgio can’t see it, it can’t be graded.
Tip: Do not copy or reference another source. What is design from your own perspective and experience.
Tip: Hand drawn sketch that is unique to you and uses letters, symbols, and icons. This should not be a copy or resemble another iconic logo or image.
Tip: A successful blog post will have an image capture (screenshot) of the design posted on the blog site and the actual design file uploaded as an attachment.
Tip: Showing multiple images of the process and even a screen capture of the Corel Draw file will help you blog post.
Tip: Blog post should show an image of your completed TinkerCad tutorial, a screen shot of your TinkerCad design and a link to your TinkerCad file that is shared publically. If Mr. D can’t see it, he can’t grade it.
Tip: In your blog posting include a reflection paragraph, images and links.
Google word search:
Laser Cutter – Kerf, vector, raster, etch, hairline, engrave
CNC – Shopbot, mill, flat pack, press fit, kerf, plywood, furniture, 3 axis, G-code, ball nose bit, v carve bit, end mill, halftone
Vinyl Cutter – outline trace, vector, cut studio, foldable, copper tape, copper circuits
3D Printer – Filament, 3 axis, extruder, STL file, OBJ, file, G-code
Tip: Use high contrast image with thick lines or shapes. Thin lines or dots are very hard to weed out.
Vinyl Cutter Tutorial (fabacademy.org)
Please take your time on this. This will be your final posting and should reflect all of your hard work and what you have learned from the course.
What did you expect from the class initially when you signed up last year?
How have you grown in the following areas? Share examples of each: design, habits, skill sets
What did you most discover about design in this course?
What are you most proud of?
* Explore Fab Academy (optional assignment)
* CNC Shopbot Design
Total
This is a single website page dedicated to your final project. There should be a number of posts outlining the progress from each time we held class.
Our course is influenced by the original MIT course, "How to Make (Almost) Anything" with the course objectives written in MIT language. You can also find the same course through the MIT OpenCourseWare
.
Design something that can be made in the CNC Shopbot
Tip: Make sure you have postings showing your progress, explaining your challenges, shares links to resources, tutorials, videos, and includes multiple image capture posts, and uploaded (attached) design files.
A similar global network course is called FabAcademy. In FabAcademy individuals from Fablab all over the world work virtually on each of the FabAcademy components and come up with a final project that demonstrates the use of the machines and simple programming
Example projects from the MITCourse:
http://fab.cba.mit.edu/classes/MAS.863/people/index.html
Example projects of FabAcademy:
http://fabacademy.org/archives/2014/students/index.html
2 Dimension sign
2.5 Dimension sign
3 Dimension assembly
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