10/29/15 Design and Fabrication

This class we continued working on all of the stuff from last class, working on our project. 

Throughout the class we first made sure we finished the first part of the evaluation with our comments. Those of us who had done so then picked a project that we would work on, and completed the second part of the evaluation based on this. For the people that completed all of the above worked and created a materials list, and filled out all the information on the GANTT chart. 

Homework: Complete blog and steps not finished in class. 

Week 10 Blog prompts due 11/2

Week 10 Blog Prompts   Please note that each class has suggested photos to include in the blog posts, plus prompts to answer - in some detail! - for that week's post. 
 
3D Design   Photos to include: Photo of your 3D printed object if it's not in a previous post.  Screen shots of your 5 whys / hows and one subsection of user needs, 1 image of an inspiration piece closest to your project idea OR a sketch of your project idea.

Prompts:

• What are your top resources for your project? (links with explanations)
• What design software will you be using? (AutoCAD, Fusion360, 123D Design, 123D Make, etc)
• We'll be starting prototyping (small scale) next week - how will you make a quick paper/cardboard/cardstock model to test out some of your design ideas? Is there another way to do the rapid prototyping? 

 
Design & Fabrication 2, 4
Photos: Screenshot of part of your materials list; image that represents your project / inspiration; Photo of your rough sketch of what you will be making
 
Prompts:

• What is your independent project plan? Add a link that is to the Instructable or other "how to"  that you are using to guide your project. ALSO add a photo of your sketch of what you will be making.
• What is your plan for your "hack a shape"? How will you meet the Soldering, Arduino and Circuits skills in the rubric on this project? Will there be overlap with the shape and your independent project in terms of electronics use? Please explain.
• I was wondering . . .  

Please have your blog post done by Monday 11/2 at 8:00am (all classes), although earlier is always welcome.  Email me if you have any questions or issues.
Ms. Sutter

10/28 3D Design

Today in 3D design, students were placed in a group of 4 to 5, to discuss about each others 30 needs and if they didn't have 30 needs, the students on the table helped each other to get 30 needs. Also, we are still printing the rest of the 3D printed objects.

We were introduced to the key and the latent needs that will be added on to our 30 needs, which is our homework that will be due next class.

Example of Homework:

Alec working on 30 needs/latent needs:

10/26/15 3d Design

Today in class we paired into groups to work compare our work to the other members of our groups. We added on to our lists by adding more detail onto it after thinking bout what we would need to do our what we would use the item for. We then reviewed our expectations for the 30 more user needs that we need to write for the next class. We then narrowed it down to what item we want to do and what item would be practical to make. Below are some examples of what we did.

10/27 Design and Fabrication

Today in class, we worked on summarizing our ideas on our individual project. We wrote down some ideas and wrote down what we needed in order to do this project. We also drew what our project was going to be like as well.

We worked on this for the whole class and everyone seemed to enjoy it. A lot of the people already had there ideas of what their project is going to be, some people still haven't decided, and some people added ideas and changed some parts of their project as they wrote down some ideas.

Homework: Start putting specific, achievable goals in the Gantt chart, catch up on any late blog posts, be sure your comments are in the assessment rubric. 

10/26 3D Design

In 3D design today, some people finished printing their 3D objects and the rest of the class did a different project. This project was to come up with 10 different objects that you might interested in and then pick the object that you might want to create. Then we came up with the four how's and why's to further increase our thinking on this object. 

This is an example of the project

10/27 DF2 Project research and Gantt Charts

Today in class we worked on our design projects. First we finished up our research and then we started filling out our gantt charts. For the gantt charts we planned out what we were going to do over the course of the project. We also took a piece of paper and started the overall design of the project materials, what you are doing, what it will look like etc. We then handed those papers in so we are ready to start next class.

Writing

Working on design

10/23 Design and Fabrication

Today we took a quiz on orthographic projections to see where we are. Everyone had a different shape and it was actually pretty difficult. Below is a photo of my quiz on top, and underneath is Izzys.

Week 9 Blog Prompts Due 10/26

Week 9 Blog Prompts   Please note that each class has suggested photos to include in the blog posts, plus prompts to answer - in some detail! - for that week's post. 
 
3D Design   Photos to include: Photo of your 3D printed object if it's not in a previous post.  ADD IN AT LEAST THREE photos of inspirational pieces that relates to your project idea(s) that you found online. 
Examples here.

Prompts:

• What are the top 3 ideas you have for your final project? 
• Why did you select inspirational objects you chose to feature from online resources?  
• How might you tweak aspects of or concepts from the inspirational pieces to make them your own?

 
Design & Fabrication 2, 4
Photos: Screen shots of at least two or three things you are considering for your individual project. 
 
Prompts:

• What are the ideas you are leaning toward for your individual project? 
• What is one cool thing you found while researching during class? What about it can you use for your project OR for your "hack a shape"?
• I was wondering . . .  

Please have your blog post done by Monday 10/26 at 8:00am (all classes), although earlier is always welcome.  Email me if you have any questions or issues.
Ms. Sutter

10/22 3D Design

Today in 3D design students spent the majority of the class period coming up with 10 needs that they have that could be fixed by a design project utilizing the 3d printer or laser cutter and within the materials that we have available to us. The purpose of this is to eventually narrow down those 10 design needs to a final project.

We introduced 5 WHYs and how we might troubleshoot our problem as the next step in the design process. In addition Cuber files were revised as necessary for printing. At this point in time every student should have at least one 3D printed project completed. 

10 NEEDS Example:

 3D Printer at work:

10/21/15 - Design and Fabrication 2

We started the class by going over our class shape and settling on a final design. Then Ms. Sutter told us about the options for our final individual projects, and gave us some examples of what we could create. We spent the rest of the class planning, designing, and researching about our ideas for the project.

10/21/15 DF4

In today's class we had a guest from Waseda high school. Ms.Sutter taught them how to use the laser cutter.

For this class we started researching about ideas for our final project. We watched videos about ideas in class, some of the ideas were really cool like the sensor lights with the balloons and the chocolate moulding.

Sites for ideas.

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10/20 3D Design

Fusion 360 files into .cubepro form for printing
Files in google drive folders for Ms. Sutter
New shape or revising current shape for new output via 123D Make (slot construction cardboard).

HW: 10 potential gaps (ideas for projects), all of which would have at least 5 other people you know who would have a similar "need".

10/19 DF2 and DF4

*place holder
Class presentations of shapes and discussion
Review of assessment rubric document

Week 8 Blog Prompts DUE 10/19

Week 8 Blog Prompts   Please note that each class has suggested photos to include in the blog posts, plus prompts to answer - in some detail! - for that week's post. 
 
3D Design   Photos to include: Screen shot that shows changes from what you posted last week - improvements, a different object, additions, etc.  ADD IN AT LEAST one photo of a cool 3D thing constructed with flat pieces that you found online. 
Examples here.

LATE LANTERNS ONLY: Photo of the finished lantern if it's done - with lights on and in the dark with the candle & Photo of the laser cutter cutting your lantern (or short video snip) and ***3D printing files need to be put into CUBE PRO. If you haven't downloaded and installed cubepro yet, do so here: 
http://file.cubify.com/Download/cubepro-software-mac
The resulting file will be a .cubepro file. I would like both the stl and the .cubepro please, with the name_color_material naming convention. 

***Lantern file (svg) needs to be in your Google Drive folder
Prompts:

•  What is one thing you use regularly in your life that you love using? What about it makes it well designed and adds to the experience you have when you use it - be detailed and descriptive, please (100-200 words).
• Why did you select the laser cut / slot connected object you chose to feature from online resources? 

 
Design & Fabrication 2, 4
Photos: Photo of your cut group shapes 
 
Prompts:

• What are the key points you will make when you present your group shapes to the class next week? (Everyone in the group needs to speak, so be sure you know what you are speaking about - I suggest a bulleted list)
• What was your biggest challenge this week and how did you solve it if you did?
• I was wondering . . .  

Please have your blog post done by Monday 10/19 at 8:00am (all classes), although earlier is always welcome.  Email me if you have any questions or issues.
Ms. Sutter

10/16 3D Design

Today, we continued to perfect our design files in Fusion 360. These files will later be opened in another program, Cubify, which will allow us to 3D-print the designs we created in the Fusion 360 program. Most of us are nearly complete with our design files, and some have moved on to printing their designs. Everyone also finished taking pictures of their lanterns in the dark.

Sample design file in Fusion 360:

Sample lantern photographed in the dark:

10/9/15- Design and Fabrication 4

For this class we divided into groups to combine ideas to create another design. We took the best features for each design people came up with to create an even better design. This task was a challenge because it took a group effort to complete and lot's of thinking involved. For my group we started off drawing a rough draft on a piece of paper and scribbled the best feature from each design to create a very unique one. Each of us then transferred the image onto our computers through AutoCad. It was interesting to see the different designs on our AutoCads even if we started with the same one. We put our own spin to it to look different. This class was successful and overall very enjoyable. Below are some examples of designs.

10/8 3D Design

Today we continued to work on Fusion 360. In the photo on the top, you can see Andrew Small's 3d artwork. Others also finished cutting out their lanterns and a couple people even started to print their 3d artwork.

10/9/15 - Design and Fabrication 2

Today in class, people from all different groups worked together to create new shapes after making their original one by themselves. Everyone was required to make new shape that was a combination of their group's shape with newly designed slots. In all, today's class was successful and everyone worked well with each other.

Group working collaboratively. 

Effective and focused group work.  

Newly designed shape by Takuto. 

Week 7 Prompts Due Wed 8am 10/14

Week 7 Blog Prompts  
Please note that each class has suggested photos to include in the blog posts, plus prompts to answer - in some detail! - for that week's post. 
 
3D Design  
Photos to include: Screen shots of your 3D shape in at least two different views and rendered in a material you've explored that.  ADD IN AT LEAST one photo of a cool thing cut on a 3D printer that you found online. LATE LANTERNS ONLY: Photo of the finished lantern if it's done - with lights on and in the dark with the candle & Photo of the laser cutter cutting your lantern (or short video snip) and
***3D file needs to be in your Google Drive folder
***Lantern file (svg) needs to be in your Google Drive folder
***Google Drive Folder needs to be renamed 3DName   ie: 3DAzu or 3DHana 
Prompts:

• What was one thing you discovered in Fusion360 that worked really well for you?
• What was something you are still struggling with in Fusion360?
• What is the function of your 3D shape?
• What do you find most fascinating about the 3D printed object you chose to feature from online resources?

Design & Fabrication 2, 4
Photos: Screenshot of your own shape and of your group shape in AutoCAD.  Photo of your cut shape IF you didn't put one in last week. 
***IN YOUR GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER: have your original shape NameShape1.dwg, the second version NameShape2.dwg, and the group file with all 3 from Inkscape NameNameName.svg  
 
Prompts:

• Describe the combination of parts/ideas/shapes you used to create your group shape, and explain what you like best about it.
• What was your biggest challenge in AutoCad this week and how did you solve it if you did?
• I was wondering . . .  

Please have your blog post done by Wednesday 10/14 at 8:00am (all classes), although earlier is always welcome.  Email me if you have any questions or issues.
Ms. Sutter

10/7 - Design and Fabrication 2

This class, some people were still finishing up their shapes and printing them out. The rest of the class was splint into small groups and were asked to give feedback to each other about their shapes and fill out a sheet. Overall, the whole class was based on giving feedback and collaborating as a group.

A group hard at work.

Designing a shape

The sheet that the groups had to fill out

A video of a shape getting printed by a laser cutter.

10/5 Design and Fabrication 4

This class we continued to create our shape designs on AutoCad and print them on the lazer cutter. We all made different and unique shapes. This class was a mix of printing and creating the shape. Once we finished making the shape on AutoCad, we went and got help printing it on the lazer cutter, which was really cool when it was in the process of cutting out the shape.

 


 

10/6 3D Design

Today we continued to work on Fusion 360 to make our own 3-d designed artwork. Everyone has made a unique item and one group even made something very very cool. There were a few people left who didn't cut out their lanterns so they had to do that on the lazer cutter. In the first picture that is a piece of 3d designed art and the second picture is of a lazer cutter, cutting out a lantern.

Homework: None

10/5 Design and fab 4

This class we continued working and cutting out our shapes on the lazer cutter. We faced many challenges such as not saving properly or not being able to get it on the flash drive. Personally I struggled with controlling the lazer cutter. The software was very difficult for me to understand and personally I am bad at technology so I left the computer stuff to Takuto but I was in charge of selecting the cardboard.

Takuto and Rhys with printed shape

Printed Shape

Shape on Computer

10/2 3-D Design

Today we started to work on Fusion 360 to make our own 3-d designed artwork. Everyone has started to design completely different things as they can make anything they want to. For example, the person who made the design in the first screenshot has decided to make a coffee cup.

Homework: Blog post
Prompts:
What are three things that you found interesting from the presentations on Wednesday and Friday?
How is your exploration of Fusion360 going?
What are you currently designing and why?
What do you find most fascinating about the 3D printed object you chose to feature from online resources?

9/30 DF 2

Week 6 Prompts Due 10/5

Week 6 Blog Prompts  
Please note that each class has suggested photos to include in the blog posts, plus prompts to answer - in some detail! - for that week's post. 
 
3D Design  
Photos to include: Photo of the finished lantern if it's done - with lights on and in the dark with the candle & Photo of the laser cutter cutting your lantern (or short video snip)  EMBED your google presentation in your blog (file: publish to web: EMBED: select size, copy the html code and put it in the html of your blog post) and  ADD IN AT LEAST one photo of a cool thing cut on a 3D printer that you found online
Prompts:

• What are three things that you found interesting from the presentations on Wednesday and Friday?
• How is your exploration of Fusion360 going? 
• What are you currently designing and why? 
• What do you find most fascinating about the 3D printed object you chose to feature from online resources?

Design & Fabrication 2, 4
Photos: Screenshot of your shape as it is now in AutoCAD, and an earlier screenshot of your experimentation with "array".  Photo of your cut shape for those few who got it cut out.
 
Prompts:

• How is your AutoCAD design experience going? What's working well for you? What has been your biggest challenge(s)?
• What resources have you used to be an independent learner as you work in AutoCAD? 
• I was wondering . . .  

Please have your blog post done by Monday 10/5 at 8:00am (all classes), although earlier is always welcome.  Email me if you have any questions or issues.
Ms. Sutter

10/1 D&F 2

Example of AutoCad design

Today in class, we spent most of our time perfecting our chosen shapes on AutoCad and finally lazer printing them out. Below are pictures of the process along with the results. (Note: After lifting the glass lid to retrieve the cardboard cut out, the burning smell is strong so be aware)

Cardboard cutout in lazer printer

Lazer printer doing its work

Helix lazer printer set up