Projects

Fabrication Lab

3D Printing

1. Your first thing: Using thingiverse and printables to find models.
2. Your second thing that solves a thing: Solving a problem by using someone else’s design.
   
   

Laser Cutting

1. Your first thing: Make a box.
2. Your first thing: Make a key chain.
3. Your second thing that solves a thing: Solve a problem.
   
   
   

OpenSCAD

Lesson 1: Primitives and Debugging

1. Dice Dice Dice: Make 3 dice. Put your knowledge of primitives and resolution to use.
2. Fidget Squish Toy Slicing: Make a fidget squish toy. Learn about all of the different settings (slicer settings!) to prepare your 3D models for printing.
   
   

Lesson 2: Modifying Shapes and Booleans

1. Make it your own: Modify someone elses design using OpenSCAD.
2. Solve a problem: Interact with external stake holders, and use your 3D printing and coding skills to solve a problem.
3. Make a necklace: Make two different types of beads and then assemble a beaded necklace with at least 6 beads.
   
   

Lesson 3: 2D Design Primitives

1. Fix it up: Redesign someone elses design.
2. Make it new: Improve on a concept with a new design.
   
   

Lesson 4: Parameterization, Functions, Loops, and The MCAD Library

1. Solve a problem, again: Interact with external stake holders, and use your laser cutting or 3D printing and coding skills to solve a problem.
2. Screw Loose: Fasteners are fun!