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Ideation
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)
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)
Let's make a pen holder or desk organizer.
In this project, I did a quick search and came up with these two designs for inspiration.
As I thought of the following:
I needed the front to be plain and taller than the rest to use it as a name plate, for example.
In the back, I wanted to have a compartment for pens and another compartment for paper or other stuff.
I also wanted it to be movable so I could change the place of compartments, but I found it difficult. So, I made the two compartments as one big compartment and added a separation between them.
I liked the finishing look caused by the fillet in the picture, so I added some length to the sides to be able to do some big fillets.
Finally, I thought of adding the 2D design from week 1 to the tall compartment as an accessory, so I would leave the back plain in the design.
Another cool thing: the tall compartment can be used to put a perfume diffuser in a desk without fear of hazards from spills.Â
Tool Chain
Tool Chain
Which software/machines/materials did you use in the assignment? Why?
Which software/machines/materials did you use in the assignment? Why?
For laser cutting - pen holder
Fusion 360 for designing.Â
laserworks for preparing the file for cuttingÂ
the used fab-lab machine - El Malky ML149 CO2 Laser CutterÂ
PLY wood 3mm, Screws and nuts
Design/Preparation Process
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?
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?
Designing processÂ
Designing processÂ
I used Fusion 360 to design each part as a separate component, extruding each one ,then assembling them using joints.
I Â began by sketching the design and determining the required number of faces on paper. Then, I created components in Fusion 360, naming each one before sketching. All sketches were essentially rectangles with needed dimensions and added connection points.
After completing about 70% of the design, I assembled some parts to check for errors. I discovered a sizing problem that the design was too small. so, I created a cardboard mockup to visualize the dimensions that fit the idea.
Returning to Fusion 360, I created new components, sketched, extruded, and repeated the process until completion.
extruded all the panels by 3 mm than assembled the box, excluding the bottom, and then projected the bottom shape onto the tabs before extruding it downwards by 3mm.
added final touches and the design is completed, like using fillets for the edges of the panels and chamfer for the xslot edge.
note that the design was supported by captive nuts , tabs and interlocking didnt need additional bracket.
last min change : Â I added my name to the back panel to be an actual name plate - found in the picÂ
the first designÂ
the first designÂ
didnt have clear vision + it was too small
final oneÂ
final oneÂ
includes tabs to connect it with other parts and xslot.
also includes tabs . with fillet 10.5 for both edges, also it is taller than the front.
created by projecting a new sketch on the tabs of the other parts using the dimensions of 250x 115 then increased t 3 mm for the tslots and tabs to be surrounded by wood not at the edge.
Development/Implementation Process
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?
Explain the development/implementation process of your assignment. How did you use the machine/tool to manufacture or implement the design of your assignment?
laser cutting production
laser cutting production
after saving the components as dxf , I import the design into RD works to prepare the file then save it as rld format .
the parameters used in the preparation file are the following :
               scan - power of 20 with 250 speed.
               cut - power of 45 with 40 speed.
              speed cut - power of 15 with 300  speed.Â
Note that i used speed cut for only letter " R " because it was like an open line not closure - maybe this is happed due to exporting the face - so i couldnt scan inside it.Â
 upload the design on the machine, then adding the 3 mm sheet on the machine, making sure that it is fixed and sit flat .not skewed nor wobbling , then we checked the cutting space on the sheet by using the origin button.
this time I checked focus before starting .
it took around 7-8 minutes.Â
another problem - the tslot dimensions was smaller that i couldn't add the captive- nut - maybe due to the kerf compensation used by dxf for laser.Â
Overcoming Challenges
Overcoming Challenges
What kinds of challenges or problems did you face while doing the assignment, tutorials, or exercises? How did you solve them? Did you ask for help from an instructor or peer? Please provide a link to the tutorial or article that you used to solve your problem (if any)
What kinds of challenges or problems did you face while doing the assignment, tutorials, or exercises? How did you solve them? Did you ask for help from an instructor or peer? Please provide a link to the tutorial or article that you used to solve your problem (if any)
this was the view after assebly, i found thet fome dimentions and slots are not comparable so i went back to the sketch to track the dimentions and see the problem then solved it.
second point is when i building the base layed i didnt add extra space for tabs and tslot .
Final Project
Final Project
How can you use the skills and knowledge that you've acquired this week in your final project?
How can you use the skills and knowledge that you've acquired this week in your final project?
Title of Media
WOW!
WOW!
What is the coolest thing that you've learned this week? What is something that you will never forget from this week?
What is the coolest thing that you've learned this week? What is something that you will never forget from this week?
Title of Media
Weekly Digest [OPTIONAL]
Weekly Digest [OPTIONAL]
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.
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.
Title of Media
Assignment Design Files
Assignment Design Files
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