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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)
Week 3 assignment was to design and fabricate a pen and pencil holder. I choose a practical design to contain the large amount of pen and paper I have at home.
Output:
1) Pen andPencil Holder
Source of Inspiration:
Find my reference in this link, and see it in the image as well.
Reference Design
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?
Software:
1) RD Works V8 | For Laser Cutting
2) Fusion 360 | For 2d and 3d Design
Machines:
1) Laser Cutter
Model (El Malky ML149 CO2 Laser Cutter)
Materials:
1) Plywood (Laser Cutting)
The answer to The "Why" is because this is these machines and materials are what is available for us so far in the Maker Diploma scope.
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?
Design
Design
Sketching and Dimensions
I started doing freehand sketches and choosing my own dimensions.
I did the design myself on Fusion 360 software.
I made all the sketches fully defined.
Fusion 360
Free hand Sketching
Free hand Sketching
Trying to Imagine Design
Trying to Imagine Design
Design
I fully defined all scetches.
Named compomments Correctly
Made my helder contain multiple compartments closed by 4 faces.
Side Sketch
Side Sketch
Base Sketch
Base Sketch
Naming Components
Naming Components
Fully Assembeled
Fully Assembeled
Multiple Compartments
Jointing Process
Jointing Process
Fabrication Technique
Fabrication Technique
T-Slot & X Slot
T-Slot & X Slot
Files Exported in dxf format
Files Exported in dxf format
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
Laser Cutting
opened the file on the FabLab computer to ensure all parameters were correctly set.
Powered on the machine.
Adjusted the nozzle's focus and tested it using the pulse button.
Set the origin point for cutting using the origin button.
Transferred the files from the computer to the machine.
Started the machine to initiate the cutting process.
Ready for Cutting
Finalizing Dxf Files
Finalizing Dxf Files
Preparing Machine
Preparing Machine
Cutting Operation
Cutting Operation
After Cutting
Assembly
Assembly
After this I moved to assembly part to link all pen holder sides and joint the T-Slot parts with M3 screws and nuts.
M3 Screw and Nut
M3 Screw and Nut
Back Shot
Back Shot
Finally!
Finally!
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?
Title of Media
My instructor advised me to make the middle face that is separated in the image with tabs instead of making it into 2 parts.
This saved me time and effort because the shape was starting to get a bit confusing because of multiple elements.
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?
Challenges
Challenges
Too Many Faces to Join
Jointing all these faces in the app was challenging and not easy.
I had to utilize show and hide for faces.
2) Middle Face Assembly
I had to design the middle face that separated compartments at the end.
So I had to re-edit the scetches and repeat extrusion
I faced some issues like "body duplication".
The instructor helped me to overcome the challeges.
3) Speed Cut Mistake
By mistake in my first attempt I made all engravings speed cut instead of cut.
This happened because the layer of speed cut was named "cut" and I didn't check speed and power.
Instead of wasting the wood sheet I put it on the other side and cut it correctly.
It left the speed cut engraving to remind me to always check parameters.
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
I learned how to make multiple faces design with too many sides.
This will help me in my 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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