CAD+I+archive

This is an archive of CAD class.

**Last Day, June 12, 2012**
Last week the seniors took the final exam. Then we spent 2 days cleaning the shop (Thanks for painting and varnishing the tables!). Today we're taking the final exam.

**Day ??, May 29**
We have 2 days this week and one next week. The other two days before finals will be spent cleaning the shop.

As for your final exam, the [|instructions can be found here] and the drawing can be found here. You will have all the remaining classes (except cleaning days) to practice. You will be expected to complete this task in a single 80 minute period, so you need to be quick and fast--PRACTICE!

**Day ??, May 1**
You are tasked with coming up with a product for the 3D printer which needs to be an assembly, have multiple pieces, and preferably has a gear, thread, or hinge.

Today we started in on gears. I handed out a 17 page. I'll try and remember to scan it in and post it here. We went over the first homework problem, 16-1. Here is a [|Google Spreadsheet] which you can make a copy of for yourself and use to answer gear questions.

Day ??, April 27
Today was the last day to work on your pinewood derby cars, both in the shop and in the CAD lab. Lost track of days

Day 17, Mar 20
I graded what came in from IDEA 2008 Intro over the weekend. Not surprising, there were errors made and we will spend the day discussing them while completing this drawing,

Day 16, Mar 14
Your two assignments are due today--a finished pinewood derby assembly along with its drawing, and the finished IDEA 2008 INTRO and it's distance measurements. It was a short day because of March Mayhem.

Day 15, Mar 12
I gave you all of the day to work on your two assignments due next class.

Day 13, Mar 6
This week we will make a [|pinewood derby] block and learn to assemble it to the wheels and nails. The specific dimension are at the bottom of the page. NOTE: when you make the block, you should extrude it equally front and back, so the working plane remains in the middle. Also on your plate is to complete this in the next week (4 days ...?). The final product will be the last page filled out. It will require making the piece, sending to a drawing, and getting the dimensions requested from the front, top, & side views.

Day 12, Mar 2
Our goal today is to turn the following:
 * Turn the last page of[[file:ia-nystrom/IDEA-REG-2008-MODELING Mid Qtr Exam.pdf| IDEA-REG-2008-MODELING Mid Qtr Exam.pdf]] with five entries. The entries should be the last five models which you completed, but I'll accept others if that's too hard.
 * Turn in five drafters drawings. These too should be the last five models that you did. They should be on A size paper, with small title block.

Day 11, Feb 29 (leap year!)
Today we started the day with a short demo on how to make drafting drawings. The rest of the period was spent using that knowledge to make 5 completed drawings for Friday. And/or working on the measurement.

Day 10, Feb 27
Over the weekend I graded your IDEA Models. Each completed model was worth 10 points, with the goal that you would have at least 10 done (for 100pts--a perfect score). I noted that you could take this up to 150pts if you finished 15 models. Finally, this grade was not based on its accuracy, but on its completion. By the end of this week you are assigned to get the accurate measurements and volumes of your last 5 models. So, most of the day was spent making sure that our IDEA Models were to specs. We talked about how to use the measuring tools, along with where to find the volume of our objects. Most of the day was then spent cleaning up our Models.

Day 8 & 9, Feb 23 & 25
Welcome back from break. We spent these two days continueing to learn and draw the IDEA Models.

Day 7 Feb 12
Today we started on the 20 objects in this file: Your objective it to do as many as you can over a couple of days, at which time we'll give you a grade. There is no specific order, just get them done.

Day 6, Feb 10
Continued to work on CAD Sketches.

Day 5, Feb6
Today we continued to work on the download files CAD Sketches. It looks like this will take us another day to finish ... boo. Mr. Nystrom did go through how to draw the first of the Modeling assignment (mentioned below).

Day 4, Feb 2
Your goal today is to run through the files, CAD Making Sketches. I handed these out on a flash drive. There are about nine activities which practice using CAD. Save the files in your DropBox under a file CAD Making Sketches. Next class I anticipate starting on this selection of objects to draw, each of which slowly introduce more topics of Inventor.

Day 3, Jan 27--Jan 31
Your goal today is to square up the blok you made last class so it has outside dimension of 1.25" square base, by 1.5" tall with a.75" tall 1.125" diameter cylinder on top. Now make any two more this period (yes, different).

Day 2, Jan 25
Today we baby stepped our way through opening Inventor, starting a project file, and then making the same single tall block. The results were saved in the DropBox for grading.

Day 1, Jan 23
We started the day by drawing a MegaBlok on paper. We went over how to get to the PC side of the Macs (hold down the Option key while it boots up). Then made a DropBox folder and shared it with Mr. Nystrom (niceguystrom@gmail.com). Then, without much tutoring we made it using Google SketchUp. Results were saved in the DropBox for grading. Finally, I ran through making the block on AutoCAD Inventor in the last 5 minutes.

Q1 Problems
You can start on these at any time. I anticipate the first two will be due by the mid-quarter, and the other two by the end of the 3rd quarter.