Fab Academy 2019 - Assignment 2

Computer-aided design

Computer-aided design is an important instruction. It is the foundation of project and it is a bridge between thought and machine. If you want to realize your idea and use the tool to make a machine, you have to describe your idea by the software of computer-aided design, and then turn the ideas into reality by operate machine with program.

1.Corel draw is software which is mainly use in graphics design, for example,here I have used corel draw to make map of rwanda into vectors and into different parts. Create a new file with Photoshop. Insert the map, then you can use different tools to design your image. here is is some details in short 1. ta

Freecad

FreeCad is a software used Build Models,Render Technical Drawings,Generate G-Code for CNC machines and Ray-trace Images here i tried to design Bevel gears are gears where the axes of the two shafts intersect and the tooth-bearing faces of the gears themselves are conically shaped.

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Solidworks

here I was designing socket by using solidworks.in short we gonna see the process step 1: sketching 2d profile step 2: extruding 2d sketch to form 3d-body by clicking on extruding Boss/Buse step 3: click on one flat face then go to sketch steb 4: sketch 3 circles and add dimension step 5: extrude that circles to make pins step 6: add filter to remove sharp edges step 7: add outlet of the socket by refering 4th step

GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program

here I choos e to use gimp to change image into sketch so the following are the steps. fist step: uploading the image by clicking on tool file step 2: choose the folder where the image is step 3: click on the color tool step 4: choose threshold step 5: deal with leveling table according to the image you want. here there is some screenshoots.

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