Week 1 assignment
Principles and practices, project management (Jan 28)
Week 2 assignment
Computer-aided design (Feb 4)
Week 3 assignment
Computer-controlled cutting (Feb 11)
Week 4 assignment
Electronics production (Feb 18)
Week 5 assignment
3D scanning and printing (Feb 25)
Week 6 assignment
Electronics design (Mar 4)
Week 7 assignment
Embedded programming (Mar 11)
Week 8 assignment
Computer-controlled machining (Mar 18)
Week 9 assignment
Molding and casting (Mar 25)
Week 10 assignment
Input devices (Apr 8)
Week 11 assignment
Output devices (Apr 15)
Week 12 assignment
Composites (Apr 22)
Week 13 assignment
Networking and communications (Apr 29)
Week 14 assignment
Mechanical design, machine design (May 6)
Week 15 assignment
Interface and application programming (May 13)
Week 16 assignment
Applications and implications (May 20)
Week 17 assignment
Invention, intellectual property, and income (May 27)
Week 18 assignment
Project development (Jun 3)
Week 19 assignment
Project presentation (Jun 10)
Computer-controlled machining (Mar 18)
This week the assignment was very time consuming for me. I need to practice a lot with CAD programs. I decided to use openSCAD again because I really want to practice with more complicated code using modules. I also wanted to try parametric way of thinking. I never used CAD programs before Fab Academy then every time I have to design something I know it will be time consuming. Together with my local instructor I decided to design a standing desk for the Modela MDX-20 and a laptop in order to have a dedicated workspace only for milling machine. I found some difficulties exporting the file from openSCAD to .dxf but then I solved the problem exporting the .stl file and exporting the .dxf with FreeCAD. Before using the machine I wanted to test my design with laser cutter. Doing this I would like to complete my 3rd-week the assignment of laser cutting.
Summary:
Design
I was inspired by this model to do my standing desk.
I started trying to do some sketches to imagine how it will be. Every time I try to design something I realize that I am not so good doing it. It has not been my education and I have some difficulties.
After a lot of time writing code with openSCAD I did this design. This is the lateral view.
