SketchUp


10-23-06

  1. overview of the motor
  2. end of term
  3. completed motor process
  4. measuring
  5. cutting with a hand saw

 

  1. text and photos
  2. show what you have done
  3. show that you have created something unique

 

10-19-06

  1. Due at the start of class today

 

  1. Export screen shots of the things you have made
  2. Put them on your wiki
  3. Upload the file to your wiki
  4. add some text explaining what you were trying to do with your design

 

  1. Get them done,
  2. hand them in
  3. Make sure your drawings have your name, name of the part and date.
  4. print the drawings so they fit the page well and clearly.

 

10-18-06

  1. due this week.
  2. Due at the start of the last class of the week.

 

  1. Print each part with measurements
  2. Show the part as an isometric in the print
  3. Make the part fit the page as well as possible
  4. Print the rotor assembly without measurements
  5. Print the whole assembly without measurements
  6. include your name, the name of the part, the date

 

  1. When we have enough people done with the motor drawings, we will shift to building.
  2. First we will spend some time with tool and process introductions
  3. The first processes we will work with involve woodworking
  4. We will practice measuring and cutting with a hand saw, and with the power miter saw.
  5. After we build the base, we will polyurethane it.

 

10-13-06

Mr. Connors has no voice.

  1. Check out MendoMeasurements page
  2. Design each part as a separate file.
  3. Add measurements to the parts
  4. make assembly of the individual parts
  5. The assembly shouldn't have measurements

Print the mendo parts

  1. Print one part at a time
  2. Check with Mr. Connors to see if the process needs changing
  1. We need some way of demonstrating what you have done in SketchUp
  2. Export some screen shots of features and overall views of your work
  3. Add some text to explain some of what you were working on
  4. Compile the text and photos on your wiki to make one long page with photos text and links to show your work.
  5. This should be done by Wednesday of next week.
  1. With the four day weeks, it makes some sense to relax the rule a little.
  2. After this week, they will be due weekly.

 

10-12-06

  1. include your name
  2. include the measurements
  3. include the date
  4. display the part either as an isometric view or a three part orthographic view

10-10-06

10-5-06

10-3-06

Write a review of Sketchup Due at the start of class on Tuesday 10-10-06

Here are some Questions to get started with:

  1. What do you like about Sketchup?
  2. What can it do?
  3. What is hard in Sketchup?
  4. How could other classes use Sketch Up?
  5. What have you done with Sketch Up?

10-2-06

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9-29-06

 

9-26-06

9-21-06

 

9-20-06

Sketchup Intro

Sketchup is a Computer Aided Design software package from Google. The basic version is a free download. There is a student and professional version. The pro version has no expiration date, but the student version expires after a year from purchase.

 

The software is pretty full featured and easy to learn.

 

Initially, we will explore the software using the tutorials and other instructional materials. When we get a sufficient level of mastery, we will design personal projects, one of which will be the MendocinoMotor. We will use the drawings of the Mendo to make the motor out of wood and other materials.

 

Here are some links

http://download.sketchup.com/downloads/training/tutorials50/Sketchup%20Video%20Tutorials.html

Make Magazine Bench Project - http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/07/make_podcast_weekend_projects.html

Video Tutorials http://sketchup.google.com/tutorials.html