12.2. Machine Design - Week 12

12.2.1. Assignments

Mechanical Design

group assignment

  • actuate and automate your machine

  • document the group project and your individual contribution

12.2.2. Group Page Documentation

12.2.3. Individual Contribution

  • compiled and tested marlin IMAGE

  • Generated tool path with Inkscape IMAGE

  • tested actuation, homing and gcode with Printrun IMAGE

12.2.4. Notes

12.2.4.1. FreeCAD

  • drag and drop:

    • when no modifier is held, moves the object

    • CTRL: copies the object

    • ALT: creates a clone of the object

  • use geometry from other object on current/new object

    • use ‘shapebinder’ on selected object and then draw a sketch on it