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Computer Aided Design

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Software:

  • Gimp
  • Inkscape
  • Autodesk Fusion 360

model a possible final project

Raster

Software: Gimp

  • Using the "Pencil" tool, I held down "Shift" and drew straight lines until I had the entire image drawn.
  • The circes were drawn with the circle marquee tool with a 5 pixel stroke.

Floating Cube Puzzle draft

The construction lines were erased and this is the final image.

Floating Cube Puzzle

Vector

Software: Inkscape

  • The base outline was drawn using the Bezier straight lines tool and rectangle tool and filled with the paint bucket tool.

Floating Cube Puzzle

The circular objects such as the magnets, power button and the top of the base were drawn with the circular tool.

Floating Cube Puzzle

Floating Cube Puzzle

3D

Software: Autdesk Fusion 360

  • I created 1 small cube by sketching a square and extruding it.

Floating Cube Puzzle

  • I took the 1 cube, copy/pasted it twice to make 1 row of 3 cubes
  • The row of 3 cubes were copy/pasted to make 3 rows of 3 cubes stacked
  • The stack was made a rigid group and that rigid group was copy/pasted twice to created 3 rigid groups
  • The stacks were aligned to each other using the alignment tool
  • Fillets were added to round off edges

Floating Cube Puzzle

  • The base was created with extruded sketches.

Floating Cube Puzzle

  • The magnets around the base were created by taking 1 extruded circle sketch and the circular pattern tool.
  • One rigid group was rotated at the center using the move tool.
  • Using the Appearances tool, color was added to the cube faces and base.

Floating Cube Puzzle

2D Drawing

Software: Autdesk Fusion 360

Floating Cube Puzzle

Render

Software: Autdesk Fusion 360

Floating Cube Puzzle

Downloads:

Raster:
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Vector:
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2D:DXF
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2D:PDF
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CAD:F3D
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CAD:STL
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