Develop Solution

Find a usable image from the internet

• • Use the snip tool to crop and save your image

  • Your image will be saved in Pictures < Screenshots

  • Copy and paste your image to your H:Drive < LED Sign Folder

Create a new part file

Start a 2D Sketch and import the image using the image tool from the ribbon

• • If you do not see the image in your H:Drive, make sure the image you saved was a JPEG

Dimension the desired width of your image

• • Acrylic maximum size is 4" x 4"

Finish Sketch

Create a new sketch

• • MAKE SURE YOU ARE NOT SKETCHING ON THE SAME SKETCH AS YOUR IMAGE

Use 2D sketch tools to draw the outline of your desired acrylic shape to be cut

• • This outline should just be the perimeter of your desired cut

  • Leave space between this outline and where your details will be

  • Be sure to include .25" of material to fit into the base

  • Include a hole/arc to fit your LED

Finish Sketch

You should still be able to see your image

• • If your sketch disappeared, you drew your outline on the same sketch as your image, they need to be two different sketches

Create a new sketch on the top side of your image

Use 2D sketch tools to trace detail lines from your image

• • These lines will be engraved into your acrylic (not cut)

Finish Sketch

Hide the visibility of your image by right-clicking on the sketch and deselecting visibility

Save this file as "Acrylic Design" in your H:Drive < LED Sign Folder

Create a new drawing sheet

• • Edit sheet size to B

  • Delete the title block and boarder so you are left with a blank sheet

Place your Acrylic Design file in the correct view

• • Scale should be 1:1

You need to change the color of the outline that you want cut to red

• • Select lines by clicking on them (hold ctrl to select multiple lines at once)

  • With the lines selected, right click, select properties

• Save the .dwg file to your LED Sign Folder

• Export a .PDF to your LED Sign Folder

Use your knowledge of CAD to create a drawing sheet that shows the height, width, and depth of your part

• • Include front, top, and isometric views 

Create a new part file

Use your knowledge of CAD along with the drawing sheet shown to the left to create the LED Light

Change the appearance of your LED

Save the part file as "LED Light" to your LED Sign Folder in your H:Drive

Create a drawing file as shown to the left

Before you start your assembly, you need to go back into your "Acrylic Design" part file and extrude the outline .125"

Create a new assembly file

Use the Mate and Flush Constrain tools to assemble your LED Sign

• • You will need to use the offset option when constraining the LED to the base

Create a drawing file as shown to the left

Include:

• Balloons 

• parts list

• Isometric View