Week 16 - Coat of Arms

This week in AutoCAD I made a coat of arm's on the U.S. cutter machine. The sticker did turn out beautiful and was cut in gold colored paper. The main concern with the sticker was weeding it properly in order to achieve the desired effect. I still have not decided where I will put this sticker, but it will look great were ever it goes.  

Week 15 - Wheels

This week in AutoCAD we've worked on placing on the wheels to a proper axial. These wheels are put in a place with zip ties to prevent them falling off. The axial pip was cut with the welder tool, and screws were cut with another tool which produced a lot of sparks.   

Week 14 - Sir Cuts Alot

This week in Auto CAD I worked on coming up with designs to use for the vinyl cutter. I've decided to go with line art, because it would be easier to weave. Here is one idea I'm throwing around, but it must have a more simpler design for it to be practical. 

Week 13 - Sticker Machine

This week in AutoCAD a us cutter machine was set upped to make vinyl stickers. The machine uses a program called inkscape which fixates the designs to the actual machine. It can also handle multiple layers of colors which will add extra detail.

Week 12 - Plotting Balista Design

This week in AutoCAD I've been working on plotting a balista design that is both simple and efficient. The main inspiration of the design was an ancient Roman one, which employs the use of rope to create potential energy. I specifically like the use of period materials like rope instead of surgical tubing, and the wide frame design that uses a winged approach.

    

Week 11 - It's a Medieval Life for Me

This week in AutoCAD I've been working on blueprints for a ballista. The current design is simple enough to be relatively easy to build, but has enough potential to be great. It consists of a frontal beam that offers support to the moving projectile, and offers strength for the build up of potential energy. This build up will be achieved through surgical tubing, and a crank. Overall I'm pleased with the current progress of the blueprint.

    

Week 10 - LEE ORDER!!!

This week in AutoCAD our group has been brainstorming over building a ballista for warfare. The design has been thrown around, but is still in its early stages. The main issue at the moment is finding the right material for launching the tennis balls. A ballista offers more accuracy and quicker reloading time for ammunition.  As for now we've all decided on a name for our kingdom, The Order.

  
  

Week 9 - Gluing the Piping

This week in AutoCAD we've worked on the support structure for the piping, and gluing the pipes together. We have also added horizontal support struts in order to prevent the two beams from moving. The cement glue has also been added to help give the pipes a more sturdy characteristics.

     

Week 8 - Hands Across America

This week in AutoCAD, we did not use AutoCAD instead we laid down some concrete in the base of the hydroponic garden. I personally saw to it that the concrete was smoothed to perfection. After the smoothing process was completed then came the challenging hand imprinting procedure. This involved well timed hand laying techniques and even distributed pressure along the hand it self.  

Week 7 - Making Progress

This week our group has been taking care of business, the triangular base for the hydroponic garden has been partially completed. The triangular base allows for a sturdy structure and optimal H2O flow of the PVC piping. The hydroponic garden super structure is aerodynamically designed and engineered for excellence. The PVC piping is custom built to allow for maxim plant watering.

       

Week 6 - Taking Care of Buisness

This week in AutoCAD we've worked on the mitter saw safety test. Also apparently our group and fifth periods will be sharing one room for the hydroponic garden. A zig zag design was chosen to be the most optimal for its space efficiency. Another idea is to add fish to a shared tank of the water and have their poop fertilize the plants. 

  

Week 5 - Hydroponic Garden of Eden

This week in AutoCAD, we worked on continuing to design the hydroponic garden. Currently the design is subject to change. The news of the week pertaining to the project is that the back room will be split between the two periods. This raises the opportunity to having a shared tank of water for each garden.

  

Week - 4 Grinding the Gears

This week in AutoCAD I worked on designing a basic gear, many techniques were used to achieve excellence in the design. The numbers are perfect due to proper use of the tools available, symmetry is key and also perfect. This gear was easy to figure out how to design, annotation tools was also used to help understand the scale.

    

Week - 3 The Mona Lisa of Tables

This week in AutoCAD we worked on designing basic tables using the various tool in AutoCAD. One tool used was the annotation tool, this allows the user to add measurements to their design. The table was designed with simple lines.

 

Week 2 - Delving Into the Depths of AutoCAD

This week in AutoCAD we learned how to make nefarious creatures in clandestine ways. As you can see this design at its surface is a mere house, but its actually a person. I also learned how to use the different tools to make different shapes.