Week 1 - Journal
cat paws
i choose it because i like cats so much
Acually, I choose it for fun.
I always watch Rick and Morty series in my spare time and i like dr Rock character so much because he is crazzy about science , he can solve all his problems with science and i believe that we can solve all our problems with science also .
and i hope i have a science mind like him one day!
Tool Chain
i used laser work v6 to design my cat paws
Laser Cutter Machine
sheets of wood has been used
Laser work software has been used
and to design Dr Rick i used ultimaker cura 4
Fab Lab Egypt's PRUSA 2 3D printer
PLA material white filament pool to create the model
Design/Preparation Process
I didn't have the chance to learn how to design anything software, so i was shocked at first.
but after watching videos i managed to do it.
laser work was so easy i just :
look for design at 3aixs
i got it with dxf
Select the outline to be black
Select the inner lines to be engraved with green .
Speed: 25 Power :65
then i saved it with rld
the green: for engraving
the black : for cutting
at ultimaker cura :
first i get my 3d printed from thingivers
I imported it with STL format to cura
I choose 0.2 mm
and infilling 20%
I did the suitable orientation
there was support on it so it didn't need to add support
IT took 1 h and 7 min and 8 grams
Development/Implementation Process
for laser cutter :
import the file to the computer of laser cutter
download the rdl file to the machine
place the wood on machine
choose the start point
it took just 10 mins
for the 3D printing
i named my gcode file with ( Pursa 4_rick_8g_1h4min)
insert CD card which contain gcode into the machine.
preheat the bed and the nozzle to change filament
select the right heat for the (extruder 215- bed 60)
wait until it reaches the temperature
pull the old filament and add the new one
select the file and print it
Waiting it while watching my rick formed layer by layer
Community of Learning
i was asking while designing amira and abdalrhman Am i in the right way? is it right and they helped me
also the Lab technician helped me to release the support from dr rick.
then i posted dr Rick on Slack and there was encouragement, thanks to them.
Overcoming Challenges
unfortunately my rick model was containing a lot of supports so i tried hard to release it.
the mistake was that i have to learn how to make this support less dense. and I to apply distance between the model and the support
Also i did all the assignment in just 1 hour
the mistake was i didn't watch the videos earlier !
Final Project
what i learned in this week helped me to imagine my project better.
and i think this skill will help me a lot in my project.