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Computer Aided Design
Computer Aided Design
Autodesk Fusion was used to digitally sculpt the pendulum and escapement wheel. The procedure was to sketch out the design and then extrude it to become a 3-D model. CAD software like Fusion are very powerful, as it allows us to model something and edit it with computer-only tools, like Undo, Copy & Paste, etc. After it was designed, a machine called a LaserCAMM was used to cut the objects from a piece of Acrylic, making something form the screen touchable.
Fabrication
Fabrication
The clock is a physical object, and therefore required physical assembly. In the design studio, we used a variety of manufacturing techniques to secure parts together to ensure that everything fit together nicely. One interesting aspect of assembly was the different ways to use screws: clearance holes (where the screw slides freely through) or tapped holes (where the hole itself is threaded), as shown below.
Final Result
Final Result
Once every part had been designed, printed, fabricated, and lastly assembled, the clock was completed. The final product can be seen below.
The completed CAD
The completed CAD
The assembled clock
The assembled clock
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