Brainpad AR-1 CAM

CAM stands for computer aided manufacture. It is the process of using information from a computer to manufacture an intended shape or design through a machine.

In order to use any kind of CAM you first need a suitable file on a comuter. You then need to export that file as a file type that your chosen CAM can decode. 3D printing requires a 3D file format.

You have already exported your 3D file from onshape as an .STL file which is a 3D format commonly used for 3D printing. Now you need to process that file with a suitable slicer for the 3D printers available to you.

To start, open Bambu Studio from the launchpad apps on the mac computer.

Next, go and look at the 3D printers labelled 1- 4 and choose the one with the combination of colours that you like

Once you have decided on which printer you want to use, go back to Bambu studio to set up the colours...

Click the + icon so that there are 4 filament selections to match the 4 available on each printer

It should look similar to this:

Pick colour number one at a time and select 'best fit' colour that is similar to the colour on the 3D printer you have chosen. See steps below...

Click the number colour.
Select the 3rd tab along on the colour picker to get list-view.
Select the colour....

....press the red circle to accept the colour after selecting

Your menu will look something like this once you have selected your colours for all 4 filamanets.

Import your file...

To import your file press the button that is highlighted in this picture.

It should be in the downloads folder of the computer you are using - select the downloads tab on the left. Start with the top half of your gaming device.

Check that the top half of your model is what you can see in the preview.

Choose 'base' or main colour

Click the button highlighted to open the colour menu.

This is what the colour menu looks like. Select the main base colour.

Click the red circle in the corner of the window to accept the colour selection

Once you have set the base colour, you can now start adding in details

click the top half to select the part

click the paint bucket icon that is in the top right of the window and then 'fill' (see image)

You can click surfaces to add colours to them

DO NOT COLOUR THE MAIN BODY!

- If you do that by mistake you must undo immediatly or start again.

The triangle option in the menu lets you choose polygon shapes like you see in the image. These can look cool but you have no control of the polygon patterns / shapes.

CONTINUE TO BE CAREFUL TO NOT COLOUR THE MAIN BODY!

The circle option in the menu lets you paint shapes using the mouse like you see in the image. These can look cool but you follow youe final design. So not just paint random shapes. If you dont need to paint then don't do it!

If you make a mistake you can use the Erase all painting button.

File name should be: Printer number, Your name, Form, top half

Now repeat the steps for the bottom half.

NOTE: you should only set the base colour and not do any decoration colours on the bottom half

To begin, select the top half model by clicking it and press the delete key to delete on the keyboard to remove the top half model.

Now press add icon (see image) and select the bottom half of the model from the downloads tab.

Click the object / part setting button

Select the colour you want in the menu

click the red circle in the corner of the window to accept

*NOTE, for the bottom half example we have not changed any colours as it assumes you want to use a colour from the same 3D printer that you used for the top half. If you want to use a different colour from a different printer for the bottom half, please let your teacher know. DO NOT add decorative details to the bottom half.

File name should be: Printer number, Your name, Form,

Hand both of the files for the top half and bottom half in on your Google Classroom.

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