Week 10: Digifab Studio: 2D Workflows

Oct 25

• Review Projects
• Laser Cutting Workflow
  • File Prep using Adobe Illustrator
  • Exporting from Rhino and Fusion 360 for Laser Cutting
  • Rhino: Contour Workflow
  • Rhino: Unroll Workflow
• Vinyl Cutting Workflow

Assignment 8: Contoured Artifact

Objective: Create a contoured artifact with the intention of laser cutting each piece to assemble physically.

Thoughts on how to accomplish this:

• Pick or design a 3d object that you would like to laser cut using the contour method.
• Pay attention to overall scale of your object. Assembled model dimensions should be no larger than 12 in x 12 in x 12 in.
• Utilize the Contour command in Rhino to create contours.
• Use the ExtrudeCrv command to create extruded layers for visualizing.
• Create visualizations (renders) of the intended objects using extruded layers. Explore different Rhino render modes to give your objects a "look and feel".
• Save renders out of rhino using the ScreenCaptureToFile command.
• Prepare a file for laser cutting at Idea Forge.
  • Laser bed size: 32 in x 20 in (Plan to cut material that fits within this area)
  • Supported file type: DXF

Additional Resources:

• Pintrest Board: Contour
• Github Repo: cmf-physical-f21
• Video: Rhino: From 3D Mesh to Contour Model - Uses the starter file in week10 folder in cmf-physical-f21 repo.
• Video: Rhino: Preparing Contour Model for Fabrication - Walkthrough showing how to prepare DXF files for submission to Idea Forge for laser cutting.

Deliverable:

1. A Rhino design file containing your contoured object(s). Drop .3dm design file into Slack when you share your post.
2. In a blog post, describe the project goals, design process, challenges, and outcomes. Be sure to embed and include any supporting media and references to resources used.
3. Utilize any media necessary to explain your ideas. For example, diagrams, screenshots, screencaptures, renders, images, animation, and video.
4. Export one or more mesh files (STL) of your contoured objects and upload to Sketchfab (You will need to make an account if you havent already). Once uploaded to Sketchfab, embed a Sketchfab viewer into your blog post. Here's a tutorial about how to do this.

Submit a link to your blog post on Slack #cmstudio.

Due: Nov 1