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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)
This week's assignment was to design a pen holder with a minimum of two compartments. Since I was short on time, I decided to keep it simple. I designed a combination of a mobile holder and a regular pen holder.
Honestly, I wasn’t inspired by anything in particular this time. I’m not very organized when it comes to pens , usually I just use one pen and leave it on the desk.😅
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?
Fusion 360
RdWorks
El Malky ML149 Laser Cutter
Plywood
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?
For the Mobile Holder :
I followed the tutorial on the portal
I just added 2 tabs with dimensions of 10mm width and 3mm height and a T-slot, so it can be attached to the base
All extrudes were 3mm
the bottom support was inclined 20 degrees
All sketches were fully defined as well
For the Pen Holder :
I started by designing the sides as they consisted of T-slots and tabs
Height 100mm & width 80mm
I went with X-slots
All sketches were fully defined as well
For the Base :
I went by projecting one of the tabs of the sides and adding a center point so I can create a circular pattern.
All sketches were fully defined as well
FINAL RESULT
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?
Exporting the design to dxf :
As every part was under a component , right-clicked on each sketch (for each part / component) and save as dxf
I then had a dxf file for each part of the design , organized them in Rdworks and it will be ready for cutting.
I had to re-edit the design to remove the non-trimmed parts , so it won't get cut during the cutting process
Parameters for cutting :
Black for cutting
speed 40
power 45
When exporting the design to RdWorks , I think something changed that's why the tabs didn't fit in the slots. Yet it was fully assembled in fusion
Final Result :
Community of Learning
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?
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?
Yes, I asked for feedback from Yassin on something I found a bit challenging, the full story is below. The ideas were inspired by Saeed's tutorials, so thanks for those!
Overcoming Challenges
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?
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?
I got stuck more than once during this project. First, finding a design was tough, had no ideas, and most inspirations on Pinterest and Google were too time-consuming. So, I went with a simple design.
Assembling the components was another challenge. The solution? Trial and error, focusing on snapping the pieces into place.
Getting the base dimensions right was tricky too. I used accurate measurements for the mobile and pen holder, applied simple math, and added construction lines to divide the base visually. Midpoints made creating circular patterns easier.
Lastly, the X-slots on two sides had a small gap that would’ve caused issues in real life. Yassin guided me on fixing it, and after a few attempts, it finally worked.
At the lab , the lab specialist told me that I forgot to trim the Tabs so that they won't get cut through when cutting , which ruined the defining of the sketch as I didn't have enough time to trim and define within the slot's time. So unfortunately I had to use fix for things that were not defined and trim the necessary parts. For defining the sketch I'll be working on it to get back fully defined ! This simple thing made we wait from my slot's duration which was 1:30 till 4 🥲 due to wasting the slot's time fixing the tabs.
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?
Designing both 2D sketch will definitely help in the final project, as I have to design everything in it. Trying early and making mistakes early is better than getting to do for the first time for the final project
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?
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.
Assignment Design Files
Assignment Design Files
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