Embedded Files
- Folder
Make a new folder and call it '3D Printing'
2. Name
2. Name
Create a new document and name it LASTNAME_FISRTNAME_nameBLOCK
Save it to the 3D Printing folder!
3. Units
3. Units
Make sure your units are in INCHES
4. Sketch
4. Sketch
Sketch a rectangle on the TOP plane that is 2in by 2in
5. Extrude
5. Extrude
Extrude the rectangle to a height of 2 inches
6. Plane
6. Plane
Create a sketch on the surface of the object.
Make sure you select the object and NOT the orange front plane.
7. First Letter
7. First Letter
Using any of the sketch tool draw the first letter of your first name.
Lines must TOUCH the edges of the square!
Reference Images for Block Letters
Reference Images for Block Letters
8. Last Letter
8. Last Letter
Finish that previous sketch and create a new sketch on the next SURFACE. Repeat the same steps as above to create sketch the last letter of your name.
9. Extrude
9. Extrude
Use the extrude command and select the NEGATIVE SHAPES that make up the first letter. Make sure you have CUT active and pull the cutting shapes through the cube.
10. Repeat
10. Repeat
Repeat the cut extrude steps with the second surface.
Requirements
Requirements
File name
Document Units (inches)
Use the INSPECT tool
Select an edge that has not been cut
Make sure your edge shows as 2 inches in the inspector window
Rubric
Rubric
5pts Submitted - A screenshot with the start file is uploaded
1pt File Name - Your file is named LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_FILE
2pts Extrusion - Work shows a cube that has been cut on two front surfaces.
2pts Inspection - Work shows the inspector window with an edge that is 2 inches in length
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10pts Total
Optional 3D Print
Optional 3D Print
3D Printing is OPTIONAL for students.
3D Printing is OPTIONAL for students.
A. Setup
A. Setup
Click 'Utilities'
Click 'Make' in the ribbon
Select the object
Set the units to inches
Click 'OK'
B. Save
B. Save
Make sure your file is named correctly
Identify where YOU are SAVING YOUR FILE
Optional --> Click on the three dots to change your save location
Click 'Save', we will need to find and upload this file to a different program to 3D print
C. Slice*
C. Slice*
*'Slice' means to prepare your file to 3D print in a separate software
Click on the following link for 3D printing instructions
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