Week 3 - 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)

I got inspired by this design for this week assignment but for sure I did add my simple touch.

I liked it cause it will hold my phone, my charger and many other things than pens only.

I am inspired by this design from amazon www.amazon.in/dp/B0CKPJXNKJ?ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_L2VCJDCBGWZE97KX2SMU_1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_L2VCJDCBGWZE97KX2SMU_1&social_share=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_L2VCJDCBGWZE97KX2SMU_1

Tool Chain

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

Software

Autodesk Fusion 360: is a software used for designing

Ultimaker cura: is a software used for preparing the 3D printer parameters.

RD works : is a software used for preparing the laser cut design.

Mahcines & Materials

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?

Get the glasses dimensions from amazon site of the product.

Choose the front plane to start the sketch

Sketched the front part of the holder with one t-slot to be attached to the bottom and x-slot to be attached to the sides and extruded 3mm.
Sketched the outer side of the holder with opposite x-slot and made copy for the other side and extruded 3mm.
Sketched inner side with tabs to be attached to the front part and made copy of it then extruded 3mm.
Sketched the small middle part and made tabs in it to be attached to the bottom and the sides.
Sketched the back with one t-slot and x-slots to be attached to the sides.
Sketched the bottom with two t-slots to be attached to the sides.

Made joints to attach all the parts together.

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?

Laser cutting:

The prepared .dxf file uploaded to the lab's computer that is connected to El-Malkey machine.
After that we adjusted the parameters then saved the file to the U file.
Then I went to the machine to start cutting but firstly I put the 3mm plywood in the machine and fixed it properly.
I set the origin point by using the arrows in the machine and the Origin button.
Then used the frame button to make sure that the size is correct.
After that we close the machine door and press on start to start cutting and also turned on the vacuum to take in all the smoke.

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)

I forgot to make the text box speed cut so after doing the laser cut I had to glue it.
When I exported the bottom part to DXF the tabs and the whole of the screw were removed by mistake as a result for that the front face is not attached to the bottom properly, so next time I have to check every opening in the design before cutting it.
The tab opening in one of the inner sides was not right so the middle part did not attach to it properly.

As a conclusion from all of this mistakes I have to double check on the RD works that every part of the design is correct and nothing is missing.

Final Project

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

Will in this week I learned how to use the 3D printer and Laser cut machines and for sure this will help me in designing and building the body of my final project (Robot) and also using some electronics for sure to make it able to do its function.

WOW!

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]

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.