Week #3 - Journal

This week assignment is making a pen holder. I browsed the internet for some ideas. I watched diploma videos while planning for the assignment and I found myself inspired by the examples introduced within videos. I selected a simple one and tried to imagine my own pen holder.

- My begeining point was the instructions written for us in the assignment. I used these instructions to build a simple pen holder. I made my effort for trying make the holder as simple as possible as I am taking my first steps with fusion.

- I started by Autodesk Fusion 360 to implement my model design as I imagined in my mind.

- I transferd the produced design to Ultimaker Cura SW to process the STL file and export the suitable code for 3D Printer machine.

- The design end at 3D Printer machine that will process the feeded material using the instructions from the code exported from Ultimaker Cura SW.

- Preparig the idea: I sketched the idea in my mind. One of main concerns was to make it as simple as possible and put my own touch to get a pen holder like me.

- Preparing the design of the model:

* It was my first personal steps between me and Fusion 360. It take me some trails to install it successfully on my PC.

* I put in my mind that I will use Revolve techniques from available techniques for building 3D bodies in Fusion 360. After that I will utilize Extrude to add my touch on body.

* My design depended mainly on rectangle. I began by rectangle parallel to a selected axis. I finished the sketch and the Revolve build the body by a click. The result is cylindrical body.

* After that I used the Shell technique to empty the body from inside and the result was like an empty cup.

* After that I sketched a smiley face on the body surface.

* After I finished sketch I utilized Extrude tech. to cut a smiley face in both front and back sides.

* The finishing touch done using Fillet tech. to make the holder edges smooth.

* At this point the body is ready for being exported as STL file ready for being processed by Ultimaker Cura SW.

- The beginning point here is the STL file I got for Fusion 360 SW.

- The main star here is Ultimaker Cura SW..

- I opened STL file in Ultimaker Cura SW and I reviewed the simple design lines. Very simple.

- I began by rotating the body for a position suitable for printing.

- After that I scaled the model to get a one suitable to weight and time constraints.

- These are the setting parameters: resolution: 0.2mm with infill 10% and uniform scaling 60%.

- I test slicing many times until I got a model: Weight 8g. Time: 1:05 minutes.

- I exported the model into code file ready for 3D printer.

- The file will travel to 3D printer and will do the whole job to print my version of pen holder.

- It take me some trials to install Fusion 360 and this time accumulate the work. It was not hard as I thought to begin my first steps within the app.

- The main needs in the selected model is simplicity to overcome the first barriers with Fusion 360.

- I had to make the body light and small because of time and weight constraints. The main problem was in removing support parts from the holder because the body was very light and thin and it was not easy to remove support parts. The wall of the body was less than 2mm and this is not perfect using support parts.

- My knowledge with Fusion 360 will useful to translate my abstract thoughts about project.

- I think that I brooke some of barriers between ma an Fusion 360. I hope I will get a final right product.

- I enjoyed in-lab session and the interacting with our lovely instructors and the work with my colleagues within the group.