Yann Even Fab Academy 2016

I began the week by 2D, I have some skill about photoshop but vectoriel is almost new for me.
Neil ask us to make a sticker, I thought about mixing FabLab logo with "a bandera" the corsican flag.
Here's the list of softwares I used :



Here's the files :

I found the images on the web, it's better to find very defined pictures: 1000 x 1000 pixels at least.


I imported the two files with Inkscape and " Vectorize the Bitmap ".



I selected the two objects and used the " make difference " fonction.



I have now the two different outlines I will cut.
Let's go to the plotter. It's a Roland GX24


I used the default settings and some parts weren't well cut, so I had a little bit more "Pen Force".
Cutting, is done, i stick my job on the Fablab's door. It wasn't easy because there was a lot of very thin parts.
I had to spray soap on the surface to allow adjustments, finally it looks good.


So, let's try 3D, ThinkerCad seems to be a good way to start. I begin to draw a grooved pulley in relation wth my project.

ThinkerCad is a cool and intuitive platform, but it's a bit basic for designing. I tried draw with Inkscape (wich includes the font i like) a flask then import it in ThinkerCad to extrude and make a STL.



Then, I choose to work parts of my final project: the connecting board, It includes :
I choose Sketch'up for his in-line library. Here's the different steps:



I made a little film.


I tried a render with a free plug-in render in sketchup: Maxwell fire, and it's not so bad. Render needs a lot of ressources, it make demands on my i7 !
About 20 mins to render.
That said, this task makes demands on my brain too...I spent 7 hours on it.
The set up :







I also made a render with: Visualizer: it's less realistic than Maxwell.
And ok, I'll screw the plugs...


Now, SolidWorks....

The soft is only running on Windows, grrrrrr...
After a personal coarse given by my daughter Romane (she works on SolidWorks at college), I began to draw an other pulley, and ... I LOVED IT !!
The interface is not very intuitive but so logical.




The hole in the middle of the part will be adapted to the motor axe's.



The cherry on top : SolidWorks is very good to rendering.
If SolidWorks was cheaper I'll use it everyday !


A few month later, I think progress are effective: see my last files designed with antimony: Here....

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