Fab Academy on Omer Cavdar | Fab Academy 2026

Week 5 – 3D Scanning and Printing

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Assignment

design, document, and 3D print an object that could not be made subtractively (small, few cm3, limited by printer time)
3D scan an object (and optionally print it)3D Print

3D Scanning

I am going to scan my self and use the Einstar scanner and Einstar Scanning Software EXstar software. I pulleg in the Einstar scanner and oppened the app. Generating the point claude was fairly easy. I selected the setting to scan a person since I was going to scan my self and followed the on script instractions to keep my distance fairly even and not miss tracking. After the scan the result was a bit noisy

Week 3 – Computer Controlled Cutting

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction

This page documents the work completed for Week 3 – Computer Controlled Cutting.
Here I will describe the machines used, the materials tested, and the workflow from design to cutting.

Assignments

This week our assignment is:

Vinyl Cutting
- Cut something on the vinyl cutter.
Laser Cutting
- Design, laser cut, and document a parametric construction kit, accounting for the laser cutter kerf.
- Extra credit: design it to be assembled in multiple ways.
- Extra credit: include elements that are not flat.
- Extra credit: engrave as well as cut.

Vinyl Cutting

I designed a sticker for my laptop using Inkscape and cut it on the Roland GS2‑24.

Week 1 – Project Management

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction

This is the first official week of the 2026 Fab Academy Season. This week we have a couple of assignments: 1A Principles and Practices: - plan and sketch a potential [[Final Project]] 1B Project Management: - download, read, and sign the student agreement, and commit the file to your repo - work through a git tutorial - build a personal site in the class archive describing you and your final project In this section of the documentation I will cover the 1B part of the assignments for this week.