Glowforge

Follow this link to set up the

                                                               Glowforge
          We use Adobe Illustrator to process and upload prepare images to use with the laser cutter.

         

          Adobe Creative Cloud installation directions

           Click here to review the steps of this process. 

Plasma Cutter 

Subtractive Manufacturing

 

SUBTRACTIVE MANUFACTURING

                                                                    GLOWFORGE

   Problem:

Smulski Enterprises LLC has commissioned the BFA Engineering Students to provide prototype examples of swag they can sell on the open market.  The product must be made from 1/4" finished plywood and be reproducible.

 key chain's

 Refrigerator magnet

 Coasters 

 ACTION STEPS

You will choose 4 pictures that must be black and white.  

You will need to save these pictures to your computer.  Remember where you save the pics.

Bring Image into AI

Live trace the image

Ungroup the image

Select the direct selection tool

delete the outside shape and any white background image

Check image for any tails, spots or hangers and delete them

Save image as an SVG

Bring image into Glowforge

Criteria

#1

1)Key chain must be have an outside diameter of 2" or less

Must have a 1/8" hole centered 1/4" away from the outside edge to accept a key chain ring.

#2

1) Choose either of the 2 next projects

2) There must be Text on the Product that is created by the designer

3) There must be a cut out other than a perimeter shape, this can be either the text or part of the logo 

LEARNING OUTCOMES / Standards will be listed in the assignment on my Symula's Blog

Symula Sub Plans 11-6-25

Please follow this LINK for the sub plans today 11-6-25

CANTILEVERS FORCES - LOADS - SHAPES

LOADS - FORCES - SHAPES PRE-ASSESSMENT

 Assignments ~  Online Activities  ~   Class Projects 

Follow links below to complete each assignment.  Some will be single class assignments and other are multiple week assignments.  Discussion in class will dictate which will be due when as well as listed in Google Classroom, you are responsible to meet outline deadlines as they come.  

Crane Strain Design Problem 

CRANE STRAIN EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS #1

CANTILEVERS ARE USED IN ALL TYPES OF APPLICATIONS

DRAWING EXAMPLES

BUILDING BIG FOR CANTILEVERS

FORCES, LOADS, MATERIAL,SHAPES

CRANE STRAIN PROBLEM STATEMENT 

CRANE STRAIN EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS #2

DESIGN BRIEF  Major project Description

RESOURCES & ACTION STEPS

1. DRAWING FOR CANTILEVER
2. Bracket Drawing 
3. CHOOSING THE BEST SOLUTION
4. Finite Element Analysis ~FACTOR OF SAFETY RESULTS
5. MASTERCAM THINGS TO LOOK FOR
6. CANTILEVER TOOL PATH TEMPLATE
7. CANTILEVER CALCULATING STRUCTURAL EFFICIENCY SHEET
8. Engineering Design Change
9. Blog Post Sheet

The Design Process Discovered

NOW LET'S CHECK OUT THE ENTIRE 
DESIGN PROCESS                 

Do this first
Please take the below online survey 
Understand Problem solving Pre-Assessment 

WHERE IT ALL BEGINS

THE DESIGN PROCESS SIMPLIFIED

Design Process Explained

USE THE BELOW DOCUMENTS TO GUIDE YOUR DESIGN PROCESS

1. HOW TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM SOLVING STATEMENT
2. SELECTING THE BEST SOLUTION
3. SKETCHING EXAMPLES

10-3-25 Sub Plans

 

Sub Plans 10-3

Here is the link for the sub plans. 

Down Stream Effects

DESIN THINKING

Plastic In Our Oceans 

Bill Schubat VPR about plastic in the oceans

video on the garbage in the oceans. 

Swimm

                                   Do You contribute to Ocean Pollution? Let's find out! 

Boyan Slat 

video on his new design of his system that was deployed off the coast of CA

Interceptor 007 faces rain event in LA 

Interceptor 006 Guatemala

IMPROVING THE SYSTEM

                                                                                

                                                            NEW GOALS BY 2030

                                                                                

               First Product Created of Plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch 

ASSIGNMENT 

As we discuss the realizations, Engineers and Scientists may have not considered the impacts and  Downstream affects of critical decisions, consider the actions which have led to the extreme pollution across the world, answer the following questions.  

You can find these questions as a link in the classroom.  Complete and submit assignment.

In your observations of the videos identify obstacles which would hold back or hinder the collection process of the ocean clean up and the interceptors 

Take a stance on whether these types of collection devices are serving the symptom or the cause in the fight against pollution and environmental inequality for some across the world?