Week 2
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)
We were asked to design a phone stand out of 3mm plywood , I started by looking for inspiration online.
I choose a couple of Ideas I liked and then started sketching my idea.
I didn't have access to any crafting tools to do a quick cardboard mockup. so I moved directly from sketching to design in Fusion 360.
Sketching the phone stand
Tool Chain
Which software/machines/materials did you use in the assignment? Why?
Software:
I used procreate on the iPad to sketch my idea. I then moved to Fusion 360 to design the parts and get the final render. Exported the sketches to .dxf and used Laser works to specify the power and layout for the laser cutting.
Machines:
Morn MT3050D CO2 Laser Cutter.
Materials:
3 mm plywood.
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?
Fully Defined Sketch of Box Bottom
Fully Defined Sketch of of box back
Fully Defined Sketch of Box Front
Fully Defined Sketch of Box sides
Fully Defined Sketch of Phone Back
Fully Defined Sketch of Box Top
last step - setting it up in Laserworks
Took the dimensions of my phone and based on it set the dimensions for the stand .
started sketching every part in Fusion 360.
extruded all parts to 3mm thickness.
assembled the parts in fusion 360 to make sure everything fits.
exported all parts to dxf.
imported the dxf files to laserworks and adjusted the power settings (speed: 15 mm/s & Power: 70) same as 1st week.
Finished phone stand
Phone Stand V13-1.mp4Development/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?
imported the dxf files to laserworks and adjusted the power settings (speed: 15 mm/s & Power: 70) same as 1st week.
as we did in the previous week I used laserworks to communicate with the printer.
used the Morn MT3050D CO2 Laser Cutter.
the cut went smoothly with no errors.
Phone Holder sheet
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?
Exported .dxf (left) / Projected sketch .dxf (Right)
Our supervisor eng. Ahmed Abdelnaser shared with us a tip on how to get clean dxf files without construction lines.
It came in handy when one part I tried to export looked weird in laser works even though it was fully defined in fusion360. (Left)
I then proceeded to project the part onto a new sketch and export that sketch (right) which came out fine.
check the below video to know more.
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?
The mistake I made and cost me a lot of time tinkering around in Fusion 360 Is that I didn't do a cardboard mock-up . I spent a lot of time tinkering with measurements. So hopefully next time I'll start with cardboard.
the main problem I faced is that I couldn't insert the hinge in the round part because there was no flex or space.
my on-spot solution was to modify the part sketch and print a new top with open slots . that'll allow me to insert the hinge and then tighten the screws
New part with open slots (Left) -- Old part (right)
Phone holder base
Final Project
How can you use the skills and knowledge that you've acquired this week in your final project?
Phone stand Base
My Final Project is a Box.
So I tried this week to focus on designing a box to see how would it go. specially aligning the Tabs and t-slots.
WOW!
What is the coolest thing that you've learned this week? What is something that you will never forget from this week?
it was interesting learning about and experimenting about the different type of joints in fusion360 assembly.
I recommend checking this video as it goes over all types of joints..
Joints in Fusion 360: A Comprehensive Tutorial! FF117
Weekly Digest
Tell us about any other cool things that you've made this week: in the Hands-on activity, tutorial examples, exercises, or any other cool mini-project that you tried out aside from the assignment.
Had fun designing a fidget spinner and turned out good. it was my first time playing with fillet and 3d tools in fusion or any cad software.
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