ENGR 2192 Introduction to Making Spring 2023

 Proposal Statement:     For my final project, I wanted to make a fantasy gaming board which is the map of a world I am creating for my RPG group. The idea for this board is it will be made of 4 pieces that will attach together, possibly with magnets. The two edge pieces with be the complete terrain for the two major continents and the two middle pieces will be a mix of terrain and something to indicate an ocean. In the center of the board, there will be a hole for a dice box where the player will roll the dice. This dice box will have a magnetic frame and an ocean piece with a tower will cover up the box when it's not in use.  Advise:     Since I have been thinking about this project for a while I had already been sketching concept ideas (pictures below), and the two things I was getting stuck on were the size of this board and also how the pieces would come together.       In order to start working out how to fix the first problem I ex...

  Joshua Woody: CNC Router The first thing I did was figure out what I wanted to make with the CNC machine. When I saw the cnc tutorial example of a terrain map holding something. I had the perfect idea of what I wanted. I would learn from the tutorial, find my own terrain stl generator, and plan the perfect spot for a picture holder. My fiancée and I traveled to Enchanted rock Texas in 2019 and we loved being there. We took a pretty memorable photo that I thought would be perfect framed in a holder that would sit on our shelf. Having that picture holder be Enchanted rock itself would be amazing, so I set out to do that. My first model had way too many triangles in it and fusion 360 kept crashing because it was trying to process way too many calculations every time I moved the viewer. With some help I was able to get an initial model that was smaller. I found it difficult to work with even in this mode and so I decided to use and search for a different STL generator. The STL gene...

 Process     Like the rest of the projects so far this project started with a tutorial. Realizing I could use any landscape for the practice I specifically chose the Davis Mountains near the Macdonald Observatory and for a range, in the landscape, I also chose an angle near a river. Following the tutorial, I decided that this would be my final build for this project with some differences(more on those towards the end of this section).     On the first day, I chose my location and was following the tutorial. However, because of my choice of location, I had a hard time making the design fit the height parameters so I asked Ryan and Austin for help. We were able to make it fit the height requirements but it took a lot of adjustments to get the software to a point where it wouldn't crash every few steps of my trying to work with it. By the time I left for spring break, I was actually happy with the design and my cardholder.     Over spring break and the fi...

 1. Process:  When I began this project, I intended to create four CNC cut hearts. I have a close group of friends, and the hearts would resemble the different places we are from: Dallas, TX; Wichita, Kansas; San Antonio, TX; and Seoul, South Korea.  To start, I created the CAD model for the hearts. Because the overall idea was similar to the tutorial we did in class, I used the tutorial video to go through the process. The major design change I made was to the shape, by turning it into a heart, and removing the card-holding pocket. To make the heart shape, I used the arch and line tools in design to sketch out a heart. I use the convergent tool to make all the points overlap.  For the actual cut, I started with the San Antonio heart. However, after seeing the cut, I noticed how flat the terrain was. I considered all the locations I intended on using and realized that Dallas, San Antonio, and Wichita would all have very bland terrain. While the intention was a good i...

Process: The first part of my project, after watching the videos on what to do, I picked what my topography was going to be. I chose to look in Colorado because theres a lot of hills and I thought it would make a cool design. After selecting it and making it mesh, I went in and just followed the video given. I basically made what was made without the card holder, thinking it could be a paper weight. The steps were pretty simple but at some parts, I thought I was doing what the video said but I would end up with a different result. I had to back track a few times. When done, I picked the tools I wanted for each part of my paper weight and used the simulator to see how it would work. Once I was finished with my design and picking the tools, I was able to go to the CNC machine.  At the CNC machine, Austin showed me what I needed to do and look for when using the machine. He also looked at my project to make sure everything was right and that nothing would go wrong. With that done, I s...

the first part started with a spherical and found a way to create a taurus. I then realized that I couldn't make what I thought I could make with a Taurus system and instead I opted for a for flexible object but ended up having a sphere that was stretchy and wood wasn't able to move into the cylinder shape that I needed, eventually found out that I could use a cylinder and then shrink all of the parts into place and then move each individual part by subdividing it using the tutorial video.  My process unfortunately was hampered by an experience and overconfidence, I thought that I was able to accomplish something that I thought was easy and I realized that it wasn't going to be easy. And I realize that fact too late. I ended up growing to realize mistakes I made that enable and that enabled me to make the actual project in the into a 3D unfortunately I ran out of time before I got to the stage where I could print it and then I entirely forgot about the project over the brea...

  For the 3D printing assignment, I struggled with finding an idea for this project. I cycled through several different ideas and Fusion 360 designs, but I settled on making a set of 3D printed parts that, when put together, make up a computer. I am a computer science major, so this is something I am interested in and passionate about. Using the form feature, I did not encounter too many errors besides measuring. I had issues with the measurement tool, so I was not entirely aware of the dimensions for some parts of the project. I used the form feature for Fusion 360 to design all the parts of the set. For the actual printing, I did not encounter any issues with printing the parts, while working on the computer portion. Looking back, I would have liked to also lasercut a desk to display the parts on. However, due to personal reasons, I was unable to include this addition. In regards to the assignment requirements, I personally would have benefited from doing a more universal templat...

Process      At the beginning of the process of designing my 3D model, I had trouble thinking of what I wanted to design.  After many different thoughts like Spongebob, donuts, and Oscar from Fish Hooks, I decided on a plane. I watched a video on Pikachu and I saw that they used a picture and then were able to use forms on top to get the model. I found a plane that I liked and looked simple to start off and then started making my plane. Starting with the body, which was the easiest, then going to the wings and tail. Since the plane was at an angle, I had to make my own middle plane, which Austin helped create. With that, I was able to only have to make one wing and tail. After that, I made the engines. With the form done, I was able to print it.       When I printed my first plane, I used the Prusa. The plane turned out well and it took about 30 minutes. It came out to about 50 mm and so I made a new one that was 130 mm. For the bigger plane, I us...