Inventor Fusion-Toy Factory

For this project you will be an Elf working in Santa's Toy factory. You are tasked with creating a cool Toy Train out of wooden blocks, then recreating your Toy Train in the virtual world using Inventor Fusion, CAD software.

You have NINE DAYS some complete the projects, sound like a lot, but it is not.....so TIME MANAGEMENT will be critical. DUE ON THURSDAY DEC 20th

Here is a sample schedule....as you can see there is only ONE day not accounted for.......

You will be expected to READ THE DIRECTIONS and FOLLOW THE STEPS, as there will not be time to "redo" major mistakes if you have not read the directions.

Here are the major milestones/steps in the process:

Design/Create

1. Measure and Sketch each of the Wooden Toy parts in your Engineering Notebook. You only need to measure/sketch each part once.

You will need to Sketch/Draw the following with measurements:

1. Block

2. Bolt

3. Brace

4. Wheel

** you will design a custom piece later in the software**

Take a picture of your sketches and turn in to Google Classroom like you did for Sketching Perspective

2. Play around with the wooden toys a bit to come up with and IDEA/DESIGN for your train. Don't worry if you cannot exactly recreate your train with the blocks, keep in mind you can do more in the virtual world. Just get a basic PLAN for your train.

Be sure to check the project requirements to know how many blocks, parts etc... you need to use for you final Train. You only need to Sketch each item with measurements on paper one time.

3. Sketch your completed idea for your train in your engineering notebook,

be sure to include accurate dimensions/measurements.

CAD Software

You will need to spend about 2 Days Learning How To Use The Software, go to my "Inventor Fusion Getting Started" Page.

Check out the videos on the page:

Learning the Interface

Creating A Part

3. Using Inventor Fusion, recreate each Toy part to the correct measurements in the software program. Save all parts. Then convert them to .sat files for assembly.

4. "Assemble " all your parts in Inventor Fusion, using revolute and rigid joints.

Check out my "Assembly" page and watch the slideshow for help

All About Assemblies Click Here

5. Color the parts of your train to make it look cool. Take some screen shots from different angles.

Final Train Movie

1. Create a video screen cast of your amazing train.

*Use QuickTime and choose "new screen recording"

* Record your train in Inventor Fusion, move it around to display all the amazing features of your work. Total video time about 20 seconds.

2. Use iMovie or WeVideo to add music, titles and credits to the movie of your Amazing Train.

3. "Share to File" in iMovie and then attach in Google Classroom.

Choo Choo - All Done!

Sample Final Videos

The Animate Model Challenge

We have been having trouble getting more than one "joint" to Animate at a time. The Animate Model command is the feature that animates more than one joint at the same time, but there needs to be a relationship established between two joints in order for this to work. This screen cast below attempts to explain this.. watch it and see if you can figure it out. I think they are using a command feature we don't have that is called "as-built joint" to create the relationship between joints, but see what you can do.

CLICK HERE FOR SCREEN CAST

Here is my demo.... two joints are related and move at the same time

Practicing With Joints

1. Open a new document in Fusion

2. Use the "Assemble" >> "Place" feature to add some .SAT object files

3. Watch the videos below on "Joints" and TRY the different styles of joints until you are more comfortable with them. (this will take a lot of Trial & Error)

4. Make some custom parts to better represent the various joint types when you are practicing.

Working With Cubes

1. Create a new document in Fusion.
2. Recreate the Pyramid of Cubes you see below.
3. Color all the blocks in your Pyramid Red-White-Blue
4. Take a screen shot and turn this in: Google Classroom

Tip: Remember to create "sub assemblies" of multiple blocks already jointed together, then export them to .SAT files and add to your master assembly, it makes your life a lot easier :)

VIDEO LINKS

Check out some of these short videos on creating assemblies and using the correct joint for each situation.

Create a few sample parts and practice joining them together.

All About Joints

Different Joint Types Explained

Choosing the Right Joint For the Job

Assemblies

Assemblies and Joints