MAVERICKS

Intro to Engineering Design
(IED)

September 19 - 23:

9/15 - Engineer's Notebooks

• Hand out and explain importance

Lesson 1.2 - Introduction to Technical Sketching and Drawing;

• Alphabet of Lines: Construction, Object, Hidden, and Center
• Pictorials Sketches: Isometric, Oblique Cavalier, Oblique Cabinet; One-, Two-, and Three-point Perspectives

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September 22: Pictorial Sketches (continued)

• More on Isometric Pictorials

• Oblique Cavalier & Cabinet Pictorials.

September 26:

Review of Technical Sketching Techniques
Lesson 1.3 Measurement and Statistics
  Measuring Tools:
    -Standard/Metric Ruler Ruler Review
    -Conversion Factor (Inches to mm: Multiply by 25.4;
     mm to inches: Divide by 25.4) 
    -Dial Calipers

Engineer's Notebooks are invaluable to engineers, especially if they want to patent any of their ideas. Students are to keep their Engineer's Notebook up to date and complete, and follow the guidelines covered in class in order for their notebook to remain a 'legal document'.

• Perspective Sketches
  - one point, two point & three point

KEY TERMS TEST FOR 1.2 at the BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD TODAY

1.3 Key Terms
DUE: OCTOBER 6TH

Linear Dimensions Worksheet (to be completed in class)

Week of October 4:

• What have we learned so far and why?

• Precedence of Lines

• Drawing Orthographic Projections
  [from the Greek orthos (= “straight”) and graphē (= “drawing”)]

General Dimensioning Principles PowerPoint

Introduction to Statistics PowerPoint

Applied Statistics Worksheet

 Puzzle Project 1.4.1 – Puzzle Design Challenge

Puzzle Cube Combinations Assignment:
Due: OCTOBER 20th
 

Sliced Puzzles
Due: November 1st

"THE END IS NEAR!!" 

The end of the FIRST QUARTER,that is!
(November 2nd)

DON'T GET BEHIND IN YOUR SCHOOL WORK!!!!!

October 24 through November 29th

• Gluing of the five puzzle pieces. Each piece may consist of from three to six 3/4" wooden cubes.
• Once pieces are glued, students will begin to develop dimensioned working drawings.
• Introduction to Autodesk Inventor Pro 2012
  • Students will now begin to model their Puzzle Pieces in Inventor.
• Students complete modeling their puzzle pieces in Inventor.
• Creation of Working Drawings, Assemblies, Animations
• Sand and color puzzle pieces
• Design and create packaging for Puzzle Cube
  • Marketing Considerations

Due Dates for Puzzle Cube

• IDWs of the five Puzzle Pieces modeled in Inventor with Dimensions

• IDW with Assembled View, Exploded View, and Parts List

Due Wednesday, November 9th

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• Finished (sanded and painted) Puzzle Cube

• Packaging for Cube

Due Tuesday, November 29th

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We will be completing our puzzles this week - sanding, fitting and coloring. The next thing we need to do is learn how packaging and marketing principles will affect how people view your excellent new product.

THANKSGIVING BREAK!!!!!  Enjoy a safe, relaxing, and fun week off!

Complete the Documentation for the Puzzle Design Challenge. The following must be included in your Engineer's Notebook:

• All corrections that were indicated during the first Engineer's Notebook Check

PUZZLE DESIGN CHALLENGE:

• Any Key Terms and Definitions, and all notes you have taken during Lesson 4.1, Puzzle Design Challenge
• Puzzle piece combinations (3s, 4s, 5s, & 6s)
• Sliced puzzles  (Your 3 possible puzzle solutions)
• An indication of which of the 3 is the one you will build.
• Hand-drawn Working Drawings w/dimensions, of each of the puzzle pieces.
• An Inventor working drawing (.idw) with dimensions for each of the 5 puzzle pieces AND an .idw with the assembled cube, the exploded cube, balloons, and parts list.

PACKAGE:

• Package Design Brief
• Thumbnails of possible solutions
• Working drawing (Pattern on Graph Paper) of chosen solution.
• Lists and/or sketches of what kind of graphics (drawings, text, warnings, price, logo and/or 'company' name, etc.,) you planned to use on your package. Be sure to include your name and your class period somewhere on the outside of the box.

Week of 12/12:

This week, we will wrapping up Unit 1.4 and begin Unit 2, Design Solutions.

As students complete their Engineer's Notebooks they are to begin modeling the 11 "Isometric Practice #1" using Inventor Pro 2012. (NOTE: These will not be due until after the first of the year.)

12/13: Begin checking Engineer's Notebooks

12/15: Finish checking Engineer's Notebooks &
            Engineer's Report Due.

December 19 - January 2:
NO SCHOOL!                 

Have a safe and joyous vacation...
See you in 2012!

Remember, school starts again on Jan. 3rd, 2012.

This week, we will begin UNIT 2 - Design Solutions.

Students should be finishing up their "Isometric Practice #1" drawings (not due until 1/16). When finished, students will begin the next, more demanding set of drawings, "Isometric Practice #2" (due Feb. 10).

Week of January 9:

1/9 & 1/11: Continue work on Isometric Practice #1 

Isometric Practice #2

Mid-term Exam (a practical, applied exam).

2/6: Lesson 2.1-4: Geometric Shapes and Solids;

They are everywhere. In this unit, we will explore basic geometric shapes and discover how to calculate various properties of many everyday geometric shapes and solids.

We will also be learning more advanced concepts using Inventor this week. These will allow students to begin creating their own original designs to solve problems.

2/8:  Lesson 2.2 Advanced Dimensioning and Tolerancing

The drafting, dimensioning, and tolerancing standards are a design language that allow designers to clearly and accurately communicate their ideas about form and function to people all over the world, regardless of what language they speak. It is important that everyone involved with the design process understands the proper documentation of technical drawings to insure that the design will achieve its full potential. Mistakes to technical drawings could be costly for a company and result in a loss of profit which could cost people jobs. Drafting standards are a language all their own. It is a language that every designer must understand and become fluent in using.

2/10: Isometric Practice #2 Revisited:

Continue modeling objects from Isometric Practice #2 Worksheets. Once these are completed, create the fully dimensioned .IDWs for each object.

2/22: Miniature Train

Now that everyone can expertly model unrelated parts in Inventor, it's now time to model parts that will be put together. Students will model the parts of a Miniature Toy Train Engine to be assembled at a later date.

 
       Detailed, annotated sketches of a simple toy.

POWERPOINT REQUIREMENTS

All PowerPoint Presentations MUST include the following:

A Minimum of 7 slides

• A Flashy Title Slide

• A RENDERED (realistic) view of your assembled product.

• An exploded view (.ipn) of the product

• One or two (or more) examples of your .idws (preferably ones that describe the most important parts).

• Three more slides with contents of your choosing.

PRESENTATIONS WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY, MAY 30th.

MAY 21 - JUNE 11: VIRTUAL DESIGN CHALLENGE

This week, we are beginning a very exciting project - a Virtual Design Project - which will continue for the next two weeks.  Our two classes, P.4 & P.6, will be communicating via email, on-line chat, and digital photos  to design and model a product, (to be revealed on Thursday, 5/14), much like what is done every day in the 'real world'.