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 the source inspiration)

I like The idea of Two pen holders together with Quote "Success is the sum of small efforts - repeated day in and day out"

I'm also fascinated by the concept of attraction — a pattern that starts from a single point, changes in size, and gradually becomes larger or smaller through a parametric gradient.

Tool Chain

What Software/machines/materials did you use in assignment? why ?

Laser Cutting

Software Used: Fusion 360, RdWorks
Laser cut : El Malky ML149 CO₂ Laser Cutter
Material Used: 3MM Ply Wood
M3 Screw and Nuts

RDworks

Fusion 360

PlyWood Sheets For LaserCut

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?

Rule No 0: Save the File

Rule No 1: Starting with a component

Rule No 0: Save the File

Rule No 1: Starting with a Base sketch as a component

I started with the side that has T-slots, as it would make the process easier.

Extruding each oanel the panel by 3 mm.

Fully defined side panel

Fully defined Right panel with perforation

Right Side with Circular geometrical perforation that starts with 1 mm in the middle and ends with 9 mm at the boarder with Gradient

Creating a small rectangular pattern in the center of the right panel using an attractor concept.

The attractor controls the size of the rectangles — they are smallest and closed at the center, then gradually increase in size towards the edges, reaching 8 mm.

Creating a circular pattern on the opposite side.

After exporting with the DXF add-on, I imported it into Rhino to add the text for engraving.

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?

First, I exported the frame as a DXF from Fusion 360 using DXF plugin, Panel by Panel with Proper naming

secondly exporting it to DXF I used Rhino to Write the text on Side panel

I used RDWorks to prepare the file for the laser cutter, setting the parameters to:

Speed: 40
Power: 45

I split the parts into two sheets since the sheet size was 30 × 50 cm.
After opening my file on the lab laptop for a final check, I clicked Download to send it to the machine.

This time, I made sure to check and adjust the nozzle focus.
Using the machine interface, I followed these steps to start cutting:

Pressed the Esc button to exit any recent files.
Pressed the File button to browse, then used the arrow keys and Enter to select my file.
Placed my wooden sheet and secured it with clamps.
Moved the nozzle to the top-right corner of the sheet.
Pressed the Origin button to set the starting point, then the Frame button to preview the cut and confirm it was within the sheet boundaries.

Finally, I closed the machine doors and watched the magic happen!

This shot showing the bolt and nut in the Pen 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 the feedback session, the instructor pointed out that the Kurf should be set to 0, which helped me adjust my design for a better fit.

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?

1- Texting was hard in Fusion so I have used Rhino for this part

3- I learned about nesting to save material from my sheet by placing the parts close to each other.

5- As a result of good planning, fab lab specialist asked advised me the parts into two sheets — one new sheet and one leftover sheet as the sheet size is 30*50 cm

6-Creating single-line text in Rhino for Speedcut engraving.

7-The plywood requires some surface sanding to fine-tune the edges and help the parts fit together properly.

Title of Media

Final Project

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

I can use the Fusion 360 skills I learned this week like making parametric patterns, using loft and fillet for smooth shapes, and adjusting dimensions accurately. I also learned how to fix scaling issues and prepare STL files properly for 3D printing, which will help me avoid the mistakes I made in my first glasses design.

WOW!

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

Weekly Digest [OPTIONAL]

Assignment Design Files

Files

Fusion

Middle Panel

Right Panel

Left Panel

Front panel

Bottom panel

Back Panel

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