Madhura Kharche: Assignment 1

    

Sketches:

 These are the sketches that I made from the very beginning  to the very end of the initial designing process. Once I had a somewhat definite idea of what I wanted to do, I moved on to modeling in Rhino and kept switching back every time I wanted to change something.

 

Rhino5:

               

   On Rhino5, I started by modelling the nut and the bolt. Modelling the positive and the negative spaces of the threads on both the units was the most difficult part for me. However, I learned a lot of new commands like chamfer, sweep, fillet, etc.

   My next step was to construct the boxes. I started by making plain boxes of 1"x1"x1" and 1"x1"x3"

Then I used commands like offset and trim to add thicknesses and push in certain faces and trim the rest.

Cutsheet:

    This is the cutsheet that I used to laser cut the acrylic. For the pieces that need to be accurate enough for a friction fit, I made multiples with varying kerf considerations. I considered actual dimensions and an addition and subtraction of 0.005" and 0.01" 

Thus, I could use the pieces with the best friction fit and I was extremely satisfied with how the nut and the bolt fit in their respective pieces.

Final product in acrylic: 

 

Things I could've done better: 

• cleaner cuts
• finger joints instead of gluing
• perfect fit between boxes

One thing I learned:

   The most important thing I learned from this assignment is that details matter. They affect not only form, but also function. The amount of effort you put into making your product perfect influences the aesthetics and the efficiency of it. To ensure best results, it is necessary to explore a wide range of design solutions and always test, make prototypes before making the final product.