Week 3

Week Journey Overview

Hands-on, Minds-on

Type: Individual Activity

Description: Build a cardboard model of a simple mobile phone holder 

Materials & Tools:

• Cardboard: Any Cartoon from nearby mini-market will be more than enough 

• Pencil and paper: to design the parts of your phone holder

• Cutter or scissors 

• Glue or sellotape

Requirements:

• The mobile holder should be designed to rest on a flat surface (Table Top)

• Cardboard is the only construction material allowed to build the model

• You may use Google Search to find reference models 

Reflect & Share: 

• What are the parts of your model? How did you design them?

• Did you design your model for laser cutting? 3D printing? or Both?

• How did you assemble and fasten the parts together?

• What are the challenges/problems that you faced?

• How could you potentially improve the model?

Midweek Self-Practice

Follow the video tutorials below (in order) to learn how to model, manage, and joint multi-component objects in Fusion 360

Deadline: Before Midweek Session

EOWeek Self-Practice

Complete the exercise and follow the video tutorials below (in order) to learn how to model free form enclosures in Fusion 360

Deadline: Before EOweek Session

Assignment

Design a model of a pen and pencil holder that may rest on a flat surface (Table Top). Be creative and come up with the coolest pen and pencil holder! 

Description: 

• Using Fusion 360, design the pen and pencil holder so that it consists of multiple 2.5D parts (at least three) and assemble them using proper joints. Fabricate the 2.5D parts using Laser Cutting

• Your pen and pencil holder should contain at least 2 compartments on one base, with at least one of them closed with 4 faces, to hold different stationary items (For example, a compartment for pens and the other for sticky notes or paper clips)

• Select the proper joints that fit your form (T-slot, and/or Bracket with captive nut). Design the joints using Fusion 360 and fabricate it using 3D Printing (Only if you decide to use a bracket with captive nut)

• For inspiration, conduct Google search using the keywords: Laser Cut + Pencil Holder

Technical Requirements:

• The model is designed and assembled using Fusion 360

• The model contains at least 2 compartments on one base, with at least one of them closed with 4 faces

• The model utilized at least one jointing technique (T-slot and/or Bracket with Captive Nut)

• The model is fully designed for fabrication using Laser Cutting (except of brackets using 3D Printing)

• The parts of the model are prepared for fabrication by applying proper fabrication parameters

• The parts are fabricated and assembled using M3 screws and nuts

Maker Journal

Make sure to document your Assignment for Week 3 in the Maker Journal covering the following requirements:

Process Documentation:

• Ideation: Describe how you came up with the idea for the model. Were you inspired by a certain reference? or did you custom design it to fulfil a certain personal need?

• Tools: Describe software tools and machines that you used in your assignment

• Design: Describe how you designed your pen and pencil holder. Which types of joints did you use? How did you change the appearance of the model?

• Implementation/Fabrication: Describe how you exported the design files from Fusion 360, prepared the files for fabrication, and produced the design using Laser Cutting and 3D printing. And most importantly, show us the final outcome of the assignment

• Media: Provide supporting images and videos to demonstrate the design and implementation processes

Learning Documentation:

• Learning from Mistakes: Describe problems and challenges that you faced, and briefly describe solutions

• Community of Learning: Highlight an advice or idea provided by a peer or an instructor that helped in solving a problem or a challenge. Or an advice that YOU provided to help your peer(s)