Copy the text of this post and paste it into a new post of your own. Then fill in the sections according to the checklists before the deadlines.
You will complete this post with a group member. Please be sure that both members contribute equally to all aspects of the project. This means that both members should be in involved in part of the design process, part of the printing process, and part of the writing process here in this post. You should be able to add a co-author to this post in the “Authors” section of the editor, below.
Initial Design Idea
10 points, due by noon on Tuesday 4/16
- describe the 3D model that you plan to create, andy why
- what knowledge does your team bring to this project right from the start?
- what will your team have to learn for this project, and how will you learn?
- select the “Group OpenSCAD Projects” category from the right sidebar
- add co-author so both group members can edit and get credit for this post
- use some screenshot or internet image for your Featured Image for now
- delete these bullet points and the “10 points” line and the paragraphs above this section 🙂
Design Iteration
10 points, due by noon on Thursday 4/18
- copy at least part of your code here and describe how it works
- describe at least two things you have had to change about your design
- support your writing with at least one screenshot of your model in progress
- don’t forget to delete the “10 points” part
First Draft Print
10 points, due by noon on Thursday 4/18
- print a draft of your current model
- include a landscape, full-width photo of your draft print
- did you draft print fail or succeed? what did you learn? what needs changing?
- change the Featured Image for this post to your photo of the current draft print
Thingiverse Customizer
10 points, due by noon on Tuesday 4/23
- copy at least part of your code here and describe how it works with the Customizer
- which parameters will you let users modify or not, and in what ranges?
- include a screenshot of your model in use in the Thingiverse Customizer
- upload code and demo model and image to Thingiverse and enable Customizer
- add JMU3SPACE tag and link both ways between Thingiverse and this post
Final Prints
10 points, due by noon on Thursday 4/25
- print three final customized versions of your model
- include photos of your final prints and describe the parameters used for each
- discuss these final prints and their strengths and weaknesses
- change the Featured Image for this post to your photo of final print(s)