Computer-aided Design
ASSIGNMENT
Model (raster, vector, 2D, 3D, render, animate, simulate, …) a possible final project, and post it on your class page
INTRODUCTION
I didn't yet have the necessary skills in electronic design to model a final design, but I could start modeling a shape. The initial idea was to design a simple but innovative object, which had references to the traditional abat jour but had decidedly different functions. I used Autodesk Fusion 360.
WORK FLOW
Sketches
The first sketches were just ideas that I hadn't yet deepened.They concern an object with a base in which there will be several functions that are now part of everyday life, but that have never been included in a single object.
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INFORMATION
During the Fab we also used other types of CAD (Rhino) but mostly we used Fusion 360 for convenience and because it is very intuitive and full of functions.
The information we got to understand how FUSION 360 works was delivered by our instructors inside the Fab in Milan and we used Google through videos and/or written tutorials.
Using Fusion is easy, just follow the steps below:
- new document;
- click on SKETCH and choose the plane you want to draw on;
-chose the plane you want to draw on and use one of the "functions" indicated above;
-click the left mouse button to start drawing;
you can write the dimensions you need in a precise way (both X and Y axis);
-Once you have made your shape, you can modify it and there are several functions to do so, just choose the one that best suits your project.
In addition to this, however, by entering the appropriate data, we can create a simulation of the work we want to do. In order to do this, Fusion needs all the data concerning the machine and the drill we want to use, and this will only depend on the type of material we are going to use and clearly on what we are going to do. Fusion can also work with many materials other than wood, such as metal, wax, sponge, etc ...
Fusoin 360 also has several functions in addition to the PROJECT function, for example it can make animations, what does that mean? It means that if we were to build something mechanical we could make various renders of the piece that we need, then join them together and after joining them I can check how they would look and how they would work, all thanks to this function.
Other examples of things I have designed using Autodesk Fusion 360 can be found in WEEK_5 - WEEK_7 - WEEK_9 - WEEK_15 - FINAL RESULT.
What you see in the pictures was one of my first designs using Fusion 360 and so it was a draft, an idea of what my Final Project would look like, in fact if you go to my Final Project page, you can see that there have been some changes.
- FINAL 3 - 1.stl - FINAL 3 - 2.stl - FINAL 4 - 1.stl - FINAL 4 - 2.stl