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Week Three: Computer-Controlled Machining

assignment

design, make, and document a press-fit construction kit. My first thoughts on what to make was to make a small version on tent. But that didn't fit in to the assignment of the week so my idea is to make a tree that can be put together in many different ways.


First sketch, idea


First sketch, how things will com together


I´m doing my design at home so I don't have good measuring tool, I will use cardboard as material. I draw my design in inkscape using clone for the cuts that I will make I don't know the exact measurement so the clone is a perfect way to change to the right measurement when I'm in the fablab.


I start on drawing half of the tree and mirror it and use union command
then I made rectangle where I want the cut to be, later in the fablab I measure the right thickness and chance the clone so all cuts will be right, after checking if my press fit is working by doing just 2 pieces I duplicate the layer and I unlinke clone so that I can use the Differenc command. I used this method to add the 0,2 stroke, stroke to path, break apart and the 0,01 in stroke.

Success


123D make is a program that I was interested to test. I did start on making a tree in Maya and testing how it will be in 123D. This tree did not upload, I think it is becouse its has plane with no volume.


Then I made a text “fablab” and upload it in 123D, There is lot of options. After putting in sizes, thickness, and some other changes I place it in the laser, the press fit was good but I did something which I´m not sure what, I think it has somthing to do with angel but anyway some pieces did not fit in the place were supposed to be.


something for the trash..


I would like to explore possibilities in sketchup there is a plugin..unfolding plugin. something that unfold 3d artwork with pdf output. I will do that later.