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)

This week's assignment was Abooout...

Designing and fabricating a model of a pen and pencil holder that may rest on a flat surface

I started the task by googling the dimensions and getting reference for my pen and pencil holder I got some Ideas from these Images:

I want it to contain a mini part for sticky note, and a big part for the pens, annnd I started designing! sticky notes always get bended so I wanted a place for it to be safe and secure XD

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?

I didn't want it to be very long, so I took my dimensions by try and error, I used my ruler I made earlier to decide the best dimensions.

Then I started by sketching and made sure all sketches are fully defined, I had 9 sides. I also make sure that it's Fully assembled.

Top Side sketch 1

Top Side Model 1

Down Side sketch 1

Down Side Model 1

Down Side sketch 2

Down Side Model 2

Top Side sketch 2

Top Side Model 2

Top Side sketch 3

Top Side Model 3

Down 1 sketch

ground 1 Model

Top Side sketch 4

Top Side model 4

Down Side sketch 3

Down Side Model 3

ground sketch 2

ground Model 2

I wanted the model to have a place at the bottom to put sticky notes and paper stuff , so I seperated it with a separator.

I also used Tslot all over the model, I think it's the best in this case than Bracket.

I wanted the pattern to be beautiful, so I spend a long time on it, made a lot of circles and I extruded in a negative direction to cut from the model.

Notice the pattern is reversed in each side, the flower is cutted once, and the other side you can find the flower.

Also I used project a lot, it was my best friend . I selected faces from side and created the other side. Also I did that with the bottom ground.

I started the sketch from the side that has more slots to make it wasy to project

Also I joined all of the component with joints at the end. to make sure everything is correct and aligning.

Over all I putted in my mind to make each and every side in a component, and made sure all sketches are defined while working, defining sketches is veery easy now :D

Tool Chain

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

Softwares

fusion 360

Fusion is the main 3D/2D design software used. It's amazing and accurate in creating very specific and true dimensional models for fabrication!

LaserWork

LaserWork is used to prepare files for the laser cutting machine. It’s a straightforward program where we import the outline or vector we want to cut and specify a few settings:

- Cut: Defines the areas to be cut out and removed from the wood sheet.

- Speedcut: Used when creating an outline.

- Scan: Applied to achieve a burning effect or engraving on the wood.

Physical tools I will used:

Malky ML149

3m wood sheets

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?

Laserwork:

in Laser works, I imported the file that I made using the laser cutting extension inside fusion, to export DFX file.

I made just 1 layer which is cut. and adjusted the values according to the technical specifications of the machine. the speed and power.

I placed the shape at the right corner to be ready to be imported to the machine.

I modified the cutting parameters to match the fab lab specifications.

Then I downloaded the file to the machine.

After fabricating, I found the the pen holes are very small! so I modified it in fusion and exported it again.

fabricating time on laser machine was 6 :06 minutes .

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand,,, Wooo llaaaaa, here it is After assembling..

I'm very happy of the final result and the experience :D

penholder.rld

DXF Files

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?

As picture make it very clear XDDD I used a wrong circle diameter for the pens place. so I had to remake it again using fusion.

the pen dimensions was from google, I think it wasn't accurate or I copied it wrong perhaps

I also got an error with the DXF extension. kept giving me a warning of a non manifold geometry. I kept modifying the geometry until it accepted it and I was able to export, by try and error.

Small pen holes

big pen holes

Final Project

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

Surly It will help me fabricate and create the outer shape of the project I will make.

by making sort of boxes using laser cutting,, and designing on fusion.

WOW!

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

one of the great things I felt is assembling your design,, I have always made designs but to assemble it and feel it in your hands,, it's aweeeesome.

I will always take care of the dimensions, just 1 mm can make a hell of a problem xD

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.

We made a cool game, strugled a bit to make it work :D

Assignment Design Files