14th Week - Table Update

This week in CAD, the rate of production as slowed down. At this point in time some of the necessary  materials for table construction have been used up, so table number four is not 100% finished although it is close. The third table was able to be finished this week and as soon as more materials show up things will go back to normal. Some progress has been made in the construction of the filth table table as well, so this week was not a total loss. Hopefully, next week the class will be able to completely finish a whole table.

13th Week - Table Construction Is Moving Along

This week CAD, I continued to work on the octo-tables. The most recent table to be finished as of this week's end is table number three. The fourth table is near completion and should be ready to stain some time next week. So far everything is going smoothly and the table are turning out really well. The tables from this point on will be coated with a different type of stain that gives it a more naturally uniform dark wood color as apposed to the two color stain that was used on the first two tables.

12th Week - CNC Router Almost Complete

This week in CAD, I helped get the CNC router up and running. We have yet to test out the router because it did not have its full range of motion right out of the box. There was a small group of people working with the machine doing some troubleshooting and with some trial and error we got the router moving how it should be. Hopefully next week there will be some test cuts made and the class will get to start making some interesting 3d structures.  On another note, wood arrived for the learning garden and construction of new tables has begun. The shipments for the group projects have started to arrive as well, so next week we might be able to continue working on our LED pyramid.

11th Week - Making Progress

This week in CAD, the class started prepping the site for the outdoor learning garden. We took down most of the fencing around the area to open it up and dug some wholes to remove the posts. In the class room we have been organizing and clean up the shop and clearing out some space for new materials to come in. With regards to the LED pyramid, my group looked around for some RGB LED code. I also took some previously printed objects and looked to see how the light diffused through the material.

Xth Week -Spring Break

SPRING BREAK

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!

10th Week - Moving Parts

This week in Max, the pyramid design was finished as far as basic functions go. It has now been made to scale with each individual pyramid being four inches high by four inches wide. All of the different mounting spots for the LEDs have be modeled and put into place. As far as the design elements are concerned  the plan is to incorporate moving parts into the model in the form of interlocking gears and to add the batman logo but not necessarily in to location shown in the image above. The printing of the model will start in two weeks as spring break starts next week. When I get back from break all of the hardware that was ordered  for the class will arrive and the actual manufacturing of the projects will begin.

9th Week - Pyramid Evolution

This week in AutoCAD, I worked in 3dsMax to develop some rough models of the pyramid that will be printed and used for our project. I would have used AutoCAD but my ability to make 3d models is much higher in 3dsMax so to speed the drafting process along I worked in 3dsMax. The above image showcases the progress that our pyramid design has taken, now having five individual pyramids stacked into one larger pyramid. Something that is not shown in this picture but will be added are designs that will be modeled into the pyramid faces so that it doesn't have plain sides.