Week 3 - Journal

idea from the link, it is a very cool shape for a pen holder. I try to design it on Fusion 360.

1. sketch from the origin on XY plane a circle with a diameter of 65 mm then finish the sketch.

2. choose a construct and offset plane of XY plane with dimensions 35 mm.

3. Draw a polygon with 6 sides and a radius of 45 mm on the new plane. then finish the sketch.

4. choose again to construct and offset plane from of XY plane of the polygon with dimensions 35 mm.

5. Draw another polygon with 6 sides and a radius of 45 mm on the new plane. and rotate it. then finish the sketch.

6. choose again to construct and offset plane from of XY plane of the last polygon with dimensions 30 mm.

7. draw a circle with a diameter of 65 mm then finish the sketch.

1. choose the loft feature and select all shapes.

To make the shape hollow

1. choose the shell feature and select the top of the pen holder.

2. with 2 mm.

convert Sharpe edges to smooth for better use.

1. choose the fillet feature, and select all edges of the pen holder with 7 mm.

2. choose the fillet feature again, and select the bottom of the pen holder with 7 mm.

3. select the top of the pen holder with 0.5 mm.

4. to change color. right click on body and select appearance.

5. drag and drop the material on the body.

1. choose the Body 1.

2. right click and choose save as mesh.

3. change format to STL.

4. press ok.

1. open STL file of pens holder on Cura.

2. change the setting to suitable for the requirements of the assignment.

• adjust the scaling by about 50% to X, Y, and 65% to Z.

• make the layer height 0.2mm.

• Use 20% infill to make it strong.

• check on Adhesion to make a brim. to make the design stable when it is printed.

3. slicing design to see the time (1h 22min ).

4. Numbers of grams 13g.

5. save file as .gcode to upload it 3d printing machine.

• when slicing the pen holder small spaces appear.

• give it a try in printing but it appears in close view.

1. edit thickness in design fusion 360 to be 4mm. To solve deformation when scaling down in Cura. (By E\Omar).

• from the timeline in fusion, right-click on the shell to edit it.

• change thickness to 4mm.

• save it as STL.

• adjust the scaling by about 50% to X, Y, and 65% to Z.

• profile to an Extra fast 0.3mm.

• Use 20% infill.

• check on Adhesion to make a brim.

slicing design to see the time (1h 27min ).

Numbers of grams 20g.

1. remove shell feature in design fusion 360, and choose parameter called Special modes, Spiralize outer contour in Cura (By E\Hussein)

• from the timeline in fusion, right-click on the shell to delete it.

• Export as STL to get high quality.

• adjust the scaling by about 75% to X, Y, and Z.

• profile to an Extra fast 0.3mm.

• Use 20% infill.

• check on Adhesion to make a brim.

• click on the costume from the print setting, go down to special modes and check on Spiralize outer contour (it is mean vase mode know a practical function that allows you to print aesthetic and seamless 3D objects while saving material and time )

slicing design to see the time (36 min ).

Numbers of grams 10g.

knowing a new parameter in cura (Spiralize outer contour) print with good quality and decrease material and time.

knowing how to print more than filament color by gcode.