Final Fabrication

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Due to the 3D printer issues I stuck to finish my final project and then as per my instructor suggestion I made up on mind to demonstrate my model in cardboard.

So I planned to use the Pepakura software to do the cardboard modeling

Pepakura

I take my drone parts out into STL format and upload it to the Pepakura software but it seems like its mesh is too high to do the activity.

So I should reduce the meshes before I start working, therefore I uses the Fusion mesh part to refine it.

After importing the STL file into the fusion I open the mesh space to do the meshing operation.

Instead of the whole body I again try to minimize the design setup for pepacura, so took out the motor hubs from the design and did the same steps.

Then Open the Papekura software and import the file and unfold the sheet and properly arrange the unfolded parts into the limited dimensions for the further process

In every sheet dimension is A4 sheet size we can also chage the sheet size whatever we want, but I default choose the A4 sheet.

In pepakura we have the limited options, after the edit I can’t able to save it, so instead of that we can only take our work as output. In Files there is an export obtion available in PDF format so I choose it (short key - ctrl+shift+P)

Fabrication

After the pepakura design I take out the PDF for the carboard process, I take the print in our printer on A4 sheets

Then I cut all the designs carefully regarding their shapes

Then Stick on the empty cardboard to stick it together

After stick all the papers into the cardboard I start cutting one by one

Finally I cut out all the parts and start the assembling, in the paper w can see the numbers that indicate where it will be stick with their next side pieces.

We can also will see there is some lines which is the reference lines to do the bending to stick on the others more suitably. So I little bit cut down that lines to bend it easily.

By using the 743 glue I start the fabrication work to attach the parts together

Then I barely created the top part of my drone and painting it after peel out the A4 sheets which is I stick above it

Just like this repeat the same process for the bottom part and did it, also painting it completely