diff --git a/docs/Assignments/week_3_computer_controlled_cutting/IMG_8078.jpg b/docs/Assignments/week_3_computer_controlled_cutting/IMG_8078.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9c1e793 Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/Assignments/week_3_computer_controlled_cutting/IMG_8078.jpg differ diff --git a/docs/Assignments/week_3_computer_controlled_cutting/machines.md b/docs/Assignments/week_3_computer_controlled_cutting/machines.md index b0bf5a2..a72247c 100644 --- a/docs/Assignments/week_3_computer_controlled_cutting/machines.md +++ b/docs/Assignments/week_3_computer_controlled_cutting/machines.md @@ -162,15 +162,17 @@ I started by designing my base for my construction kit in fusion360 as a sketch. ![alt text](FusionBaseSketch.jpg) I have made the teeth on the outside so I could extrude them as a separate body so I could use the pattern tool to attach them to the sides. +### Patterns + Once I extruded the teeth as separate bodies I could use the pattern tool to automatically generate the rest of the teeth. ![alt text](F360Pattern.jpg) Using that tool I made the multiple bodies into one body. +For some reason I couldn't enter the a variable in the Quantity section of the pattern tool. Even through I have set the Variable to not be a unit. +### Combining bodies After I did that four times I was left with a lot of separate bodies. So to combine them I went into the Modify tab and then selected combine. ![alt text](F360combine.jpg) - - ### Turning the 3D model into a SVG file Here I've had some struggles because when using Fusions build in export utility it only exports the sketches. After that I creating a new sketch and then projecting the 3D design onto the sketch. @@ -200,6 +202,14 @@ You can Left click to place your design on the paper. Once you've placed everyth So you end up with this. Now you can export the file as DXF file that LightBurn can understand. + +### Aligning the teeth parameticly + +### Result lasercutting +I didn't complete this weeks assignment because I didn't have enough time and I still needed to fix stuff for my internship. This is the furthest I got. I ended up at the issue that the teeth weren't aligned properly. + +![alt text](IMG_8078.jpg) + ## Vinyl cutter https://modsproject.org/ (made during fabacedemy) (using for making pcb's, cnc machine and roland vinyl cutter) Roland GX-24 -GS24