Week #2 Journal

Ideation

Tell us about your assignment's idea for this week. Why do you care about this idea? What inspired you? (Please include images or links to sources of inspiration)

My very Humble Mobile and Watch holder

The Assignment for this week is to Design and Create a mobile holder using Fusion360 & laserCut machine.

My Goal is to create a simple yet Practical design.

As I'm not very good in Drawing,

I decided to start Sketching directly on the Cardboard with the real dimensions.

Then with the Cutter I Started cutting the Cardboard to get the Final Parts for my low fidelity Prototype.

Finally, I tested my Prototype for being able to hold the mobile without being Crashed

Tool Chain

Which software/machines/materials did you use in the assignment? Why?

For this Assignment I used the following Softwares:

Fusion 360 to Design the Holder

LaserCad to handle the Cutting parameters

Malky Lasercutter Machine to lasercut the holder

3mm Plywood as material

Design/Preparation Process

Explain the design and/or preparation process of your assignment. How did you use the tool or software to design and/or prepare your assignment before fabrication/implementation?

Title of Media

After Finishing my low fidelity Prototype,

I Proceeded with the Design steps using FUSION360.

With the Accurate Dimension I started sketching the Parts.

Then I extruded the Sketches to 2.5D using Extrude tool.

Next I added appearance and Tested the Joints using the Assemble tool.

Finally I Saved the Sketches as .DXF files to open it later using Laserwork Software.

ON LaserWork

Then I handled opening my .DXF using laserwork software to setup my layer Paramaters.

I edited the Cutting lines with the color Red with settings: Speed: 5 , max power: 95 & min power: 90

and Engraving lines with the color Blue with settings: Speed: 300 , max power: 45 & min power: 40

Development/Implementation Process

Explain the development/implementation process of your assignment. How did you use the machine/tool to manufacture or implement the design of your assignment?

After sending the phone holder files to the lasercut machine now I'm ready to start cutting it.

I checked the Focal point of lens

Then used the Box tool on the machine to make sure all cutting won't be exceeding my wood sheet borders.

Finally I clicked on the Start Button and its only a matter of few minutes to have my holder ready.

After finishing my design I used Black Spray Paint to add color to my holder

Community of Learning

Did you ask for feedback? What are the ideas that others have contributed or suggested? What was someone else’s idea that you built upon? How did you help your peers? How did your peers help you?

During preparing my file for laserCut. I was confused with the paramaters for Engraving.

By the help of Lab instructor, I did it perfectly.

Overcoming Challenges

When you got stuck, what/who did you turn to? At what point did you have to pause to research or learn more before moving on? What are some mistakes, pitfalls, or challenges that others can avoid if they were doing this assignment?

During designing the mobile holder I was struggling with creating the T-slot in its proper place to be functioning. After searching I handled to create it.

Final Project

How can you use the skills and knowledge that you've acquired this week in your final project?

After learning design and printing process for lasercut. Now I can implement my learning skills in Developing different parts and components of my Final project

WOW!

What is the coolest thing that you've learned this week? What is something that you will never forget from this week?

For This week, It was really challenging for me to Create the T-slot.

However once I followed instructions on the videos I found it really easy & Interesting.

Assignment Design Files

MobileHolder [.f3d]

Front part [.dxf]

Base [.dxf]

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