Fab Academy
Learning about Invention, Intellectual Property and Income
To do:
Individual assignment:
1. Develop a plan for dissemination of your final project.
2. Prepare drafts of your summary slide (presentation.png, 1920x1080) and video clip (presentation.mp4, 1080p HTML5, < ~minute, < ~25 MB) and put them in your website’s root directory
WHAT I ALREADY KNOW BEFOREHAND?
This is my first time modeling in 2D and 3D, it looks very interesting, I'm interested in trying AI tools for 3D modeling.
Group assignment:
Check this link
Individual assignment:
1. Designing and 3D Printing a Hinge
• Concept: Designing a hinge that cannot be made subtractively is a great choice because hinges often require interconnected parts that are challenging to create through traditional machining methods.
• Tools: I experimented with Fusion 360 and Blender, ultimately choosing Blender, although I had to design using approximations. Blender is excellent for organic and complex shapes, while Fusion 360 is better for parametric and mechanical designs. For a hinge, Fusion 360 might have been more straightforward due to its precision tools.
• Challenges:
o Ensuring the hinge parts fit together properly.
o Designing for 3D printing constraints (e.g., overhangs, tolerances).
Reference video: this link
REFLECTIONS
Fab Academy not only teaches you how to make "almost anything" but also how to think about how that "thing" can exist in the real world: who will use it, how it will be protected, and how it could generate impact (social, environmental, or economic).