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Part 1 - Translating/Diagraming
You will make drawings to assist in the design of a digital part/diagram that can be used for 3D printing and laser cutting your design. First, you may want to make an extra one of your designs so you can measure and photograph it easily at your desk. Taking good photos of your design on your Alvin cutting board with the edges aligned with the grid will be a big help because the measurements are printed right on the mat. Please draw the items to scale using the grid in your sketchbook so that it corresponds to the actual measurements. (check out the sample drawings in photos called "Drawings/Diagraming")
Laser-cutting drawings must have
dotted lines to show the top score or underneath scoring
solid lines for cuts
drawn to scale
3D printed drawings
top, bottom
front, back
side 1, side 2
to scale so that rendering in SketchUp will be easier
Links to TinkerCAD
Links to VectorNator or other free drawing web app to translate designs.
1. 1 - using SketchUp
To get started on Part 1 you will need to familiarize yourself with SketchUp. It is the free software you will use for this project. It is software for computers developed by Google to crowdsource 3D renderings inside Google Earth. To design and export, your work in this software you will need an extension. It extends the functionality of the software so it can export 3D printable files or .STL files. The STL is to 3D printing what the JPG is to images. It is a "standard" format that almost every 3D program can read. Check out the video below to see how to install the extension. VIDEO LINK
1x1.5 Eames Cards .0075 thick Bristol paper ea. file has 270 cards
Use this app to draw your diagram.
You can use dotted lines or lines of different colors.
Part 2 - Product Design Poster
What is a potential industrial use for this object?
Present your cut paper design/array as an industrial concept. Please use references to the idea and create a rendering of your object in its intended use. This design can be any scale and made out of any material. Consider what objects already look like in your design and the intended uses of those items. What might your creation be?
What is your design?
Create a poster size (18x24) display with your design incorporated into the images.
Your display must include text, either original or appropriated, to describe the use of your object as you intend.
Design the poster so that it fully conveys the use of your object.
Make a scale model of your creation in space. You can use existing materials or fabricate everything.
You have 5 class periods to complete the poster and maquette.
200pt project
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