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Design Project · 5 weeks ·
Six by Six
A six-foot cube of space somewhere people already pass, a small pile of lumber, and one question to answer with it. What goes there is yours to work out, and you have to show it was worth building.
A design teacher's notebook
Notes on technological design
Guides, experiments, and classroom design projects from Fox Bright, a technological design teacher. Making things with printers, lasers, mills, moulds, CAD, and a bit of AI.
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Case study: a 3D revolve vase
Draw half a vase as a spline, spin it around its centre line with Revolve, then add a handle with Pipe. Three features, and the shape is all in the sketch.
Design Project · 4 weeks ·
Modular desk lamp
A four-week build that combines three processes in one product. Mill a hardwood base, vacuum form a shade over a mould you make yourself, and print the joint that connects the two.
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Case study: a functional part from a drawing
Model a flanged bushing from its technical drawing in Fusion: two extrudes and a fillet. The weight on the drawing tells you if you got it right.
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CO₂ laser cutting, explained
What is actually happening inside the laser cutter, and the three ways to use it. Cutting, line engraving and raster engraving are the same beam doing three different jobs.
Design Project · 1 lesson ·
Laser-cut phone stand
A one-lesson project. Model a two-piece slot-together stand in Fusion and cut it from 3 mm plywood so the slots hold without glue.
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