This week's idea is to design and manufacture cool and unconventional glasses
I was inspired by a session on Wednesday. There was an activity about the animal that you would like to have one of its characteristics. I chose the eagle because I admire its speed in flight, its sharp look and its ferocity. Then I said why not design the glasses in the shape of an eagle
I search for some inspiration on google the developed the idea to get a hand sketch
I used Fusion 360 to design glasses' Frame and arms
I Use RDworks to set my machining settings for the laser cut machine such as (Power, Speed ) and set the suitable mode for each process (Cut, Scan and dot)
also to draw eagle's neck feathers
I use the Ultramaker Cura software to edit my 3D Model properties such as (Scale, Resolution and infill ) and prepare it for machining by setting a suitable machining time within the 90's available minutes and print it in acceptable scale and weight
I used it to print glasses arms
i used it to cut out the glasses frame
I used El Malky laser Cutter Machine to cut out glasses' frame from the wood sheet
I used prusa i3 to print glasses' arms using black PLA material
Frame Design Process
At first, I searched on the Internet for the dimensions of the glasses lenses, then I drew the first lens, then I made a mirror for the second, and determined the distance between them through my own glasses.
After that, I drew the outer frame, which represents the eagle's wing, and I also made a mirror for it. Secondly, I started drawing the neck and nose, and then the lens rests.
And Here Is the final design result for the glasses' frame
Arms Design Process
First, I measured the length of my glasses
I drew a line from the point of origin, its length is "5 mm", and at a distance of "135 mm" , which is the average length of the shield of the glasses, I drew another line half the length of the first "2.5 mm" I drew an arc between the first and second lines from above and below
I drew this shape on the front part of the glasses, as this part represents the link between the frame and the arm after that I extruded it by seven
After that, I drew this circle on the part that I made an extruded by seven
That circle is the place for the screw that will connect the arm and the frame
Arms final Design Result
1.Ultramaker Cura Process
1- Set 0.2mm Resolution
and 20% Infill
2- Set The Scale
Set the Orientation as shown
Slicing
Slicing Results
2.RDworks Process
1- set the suitable scale for wearing it and draw the eagle's neck feathers
"i drawed the feathers on fusion but it doesn't appear on rdworks"
2- Changing the power and speed to fit each process (Cut&Scan)
first i used scan process to engrave the eyes then I used cut process with high speed and low power to engrave the neck feathers
finally i used cut process with low speed and high power to cut the outer frame and the eyes
For laser cutting the process was as follows:
first, I checked the scale on the laser works program before downloading the file to the machine
Fixing the wood board on the machine
Set the origin point
Tracking the frame
Run
For 3D Printing the process was as follows:
first, i choosed the color then unload the old loaded PLA and load the new one
then checked on the ultracura software if all the design bottom touching the pad or I need to put supports
Set the temperature to 215
put the file on the microcard
chose the file on the machine and let's go
The challenge that I faced this week, as you can see here, I drew the feathers of the eagle's neck on Fusion, and it is fully defined, but when I export the design as DXF to cut it , the feathers do not appear on LaserWorks program
I solved this problem by drawing feathers over the design on Laserworks program, and the lab specialist helped me in that
as you can see the curves is fully defined on fusion 360
although that it doesn't appear on RDWorks
So i start drawing the neck feathers on rdworks using curve tool
I used the knowledge I gained from weekly videos of how to design 2D and 3D objects using Fusion 360 and also export each object in the suitable format to adjust it on ultracura or rdworks
The coolest thing I learned this week was making a robot bookmark