Thursday, June 4, 2026

ADDITIVE Manufacturing




ADDITIVE DESIGN & FABRICATION

      Energy        Motion      Design Process  

     Additive technology  Materials  SolidWorks Design                    Pre-Assessment


         STANDARDS ADDRESSED & ASSESSED      

3. Design and Application

Students will identify and develop an awareness of the attributes of design and engineering practices, the role of research and development, invention and innovation, and experimentation play in developing solutions to a problem.  

 

Standard

Descriptor

#8

Students will develop an understanding of the attributes of design.

#9

Students will develop an understanding of engineering design.

#10

Students will develop an understanding of the role of troubleshooting, research and development, invention and innovation, and experimentation in problem solving.


  4. Abilities for a Technological World

Students will develop the ability to intentionally apply the design process, implementation of tools and machines to model, test, troubleshoot, observe, investigate, and analyze the relationship between solutions and assess impacts on all technological products and systems.


Standard

Descriptor

#11

Students will develop the abilities to apply the design process.

#12

Students will develop the abilities to use and maintain technological products and systems.

#13

Students will develop the abilities to assess the impact of products and systems.

          
        LEARNING TARGET:  Stability in a technological system is affected by the                                                                            component's within the contained system      

              Project Processes 


  1. Please complete the  pre-assessment
  2. Please select one additive manufacturing projects below
  3. Review of the DESIGN BRIEF
  4. Review the Design Brief Spinning top 
  5. Complete a problem statement for the project you choose. 
  6. Complete your research and include links on the Problem statement doc 
  7. Complete a few Sketch ideas for your design
    1. Include all necessary views
    2. Include estimated dimensions in inches 
    3. Include estimated weight
    4. Include estimated performance with time or consecutive tricks
  8.  Review designs with me before you begin your SolidWorks design
  9. Drawing for Yo-Yo
  10. Cubic Inch Requirement for TOP
          History of the spinning top 



Sunday, May 10, 2026

3 View/Isometric Drawing


                                              ENGINEERED DRAWINGS
                                                    &
                                      COMMUNICATION  


Developing new products, inventions and innovations are always communicated through engineered drawings, which are used as a way to communicate information to Designers and Engineers.
Interpreting The importance of Engineering Drawings, the information they communicate about the design/information is critically important.  

Uniform standards 
By using uniform standards, processes and tools it creates a level playing field for like or common information across all sectors of the world.   The current conventions you will use to communicate drawing information is called ANSI, American National Standard.  By using specific conventions, Engineers and Designers have a uniform way to communicate all information needed to create a part, size, material, tolerances and more.  This is important these areas are standardized so no further information needs to be communicated to the fabricator, for production.  This decreases the need for lead time and any confusion about final production.

BFA DESIGN TECHNOLGY PROJECT PBGR's


2. Abilities for a Technological World
Students will develop the ability to intentionally apply the design process, implementation
of tools and machines to model, test, troubleshoot, observe, investigate, and analyze
the relationship between solutions and assess impacts on all technological products and systems.

Standard 11.  Students will develop the abilities to apply the design process.
Indicator R: Evaluate final solutions and communicate observation, processes, and results of the entire design process, using verbal, graphic, quantitative, virtual, and written means, in addition to three-dimensional models.


3. Design and Application

Students will identify and develop an awareness of the attributes of design and engineering practices, the role of research and development, invention and innovation, and experimentation play in developing solutions to a problem.  


5. The Designed World
Students will learn to turn resources, materials, tools, machines, people, information,
energy, capital and time into useful products and systems.

 Standard #17 Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use information

and communication technologies

Indicator P: Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use information and communication technologies.  In order to select, use, and understand information and communication technologies, students should learn that:  There are many ways to communicate information, such as graphic and electronic means.


NGSS

HS-ETS1-  2Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering.

MATH COMMON CORE CONNECTIONS 

Identify the shapes of two-dimensional cross-sections of three-dimensional objects, and identify three-dimensional objects generated by rotations of two-dimensional objects.                                

Learning Targets: 

  • Understand application of engineered drawings
  • Identifying uniform Standards/Conventions
  • Additive manufacturing Processes
  • Communicate information to produce 3D Models

ASSIGNMENTS/SKILL ACTIVITIES


3rd Angle Orthographic Projection 

3 View Challenge 

SOLIDWORKS/V-Carve/ON-SHAPE DESIGN SKILLS

    • GRAPHIC DESIGN AREA                                    
    • MANAGER TREE
    • ORIGIN
    • X, Y,  Z  AXIS 
    • SKETCH 
    • FEATURES
    • PART CREATION
    • DIMENSION
    • Materials
    • Assemblies
    • Analysis
    • Drawings 

Technical Communication Terms

  • Invention
  • Innovation
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • ANSI
  • GRAPHIC AREA
  • SKETCH
  • ORIGIN
  • X, Y,  Z  AXIS
  • SKETCH
  • FEATURES
  • EVALUATION
  • PART CREATION
  • DIMENSION

Sunday, April 5, 2026

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

#1 Key Chain

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 Magnet/Coaster/Key chain

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 

 Refrigerator magnet


Coasters 


#3 Negative inlay

1)  Choose an image you wish to cut out
2)  Using this image you are required to use Engrave, Cut and score
3)  This image will have 3 parts
        a) Main image that will be engraved, scored however must be cut or cut around
        b) You must inlay a different material (different wood, acrylic) in or around the image
        c) You must have a backer piece that will allow you to glue the pieces together 



 ASSIGNMENT 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






LEARNING OUTCOMES / Standards will be listed in the assignment in classroom.  



Friday, April 3, 2026

Society For Science

   

SOCIETY FOR SCIENCE 


 This site has opportunities for science and engineering               competitions and research grant opportunities around the US





         

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

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.
         

           Click here to review the steps of this process. 

Monday, February 16, 2026

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 



THE DESIGN PROCESS SIMPLIFIED








Design Process Explained