Our task for the 3d redesign was to create a bench for outside the innovation center windows, and they had to have storage underneath them for backpacks and other things. They had to be able to fit right outside the windows without going over the edge, and they couldn't block the windows. The bench had to be 17 inches deep, 26 inches tall and between 72-96 inches long to fit in the space that we have.
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the inspiration for my bench ^
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To start, I made a sketch of what I thought I wanted my bench to look like. We had to base our ideas off of a parametric bench, which wasn't super hard because they all look very similar. I made a sketch (left) and really liked how it looked, however later I realized it was a lot of different pieces to make, so I changed it a little bit.
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Next, I took my ideas and started making the pieces in inventor. I had to make each piece separately, which did take some time, and I redid a bunch of them before I found the way that I liked them. I put 3 holes for the pvc pipe to go through to hold the bench together and made those holes 3/4 of an inch wide.
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final parts:
Next I used the assembly feature of inventor to put my bench together. It took a few hours to complete, because I had to put every piece in one by one. I put 3 pvc pipes in and worked on it from there. I had to put the end piece, and then 3 spacers, and then a middle piece, and I continued with the middle pieces until I reached the end of the pvc pipes. I then got it 3d printed. Below is the 3d printer that I used to print my bench and my finished bench,
Conclusion
During this project, I learned a lot about inventor because I hadn't used the assembly part of it since seventh grade. I also realized that my ideas aren't going to work the first time that I try them, so I had to be patient with myself and I did have to start over a few times which was frustrating. One big setback was that I was virtual for most of the assignment, so I wasn't able to 3d print it myself. Overall, it was a pretty fun project to make, and see after it was printed out and completely finished.