Inventor is a CAD application for 3-D design that we use in IDEA class.
Sketch of Widget
To start you want to select Start 2D sketch.
Select the front face plane
Then you select the line tool and begin making your widget.
You should try to get your shape as close as possible to the correct size before you dimension it.
Select the dimension tool.
Pull out and enter in the correct dimensions.
After you select finish sketch click extrude.
Make the extrusion 1 inch.
Now you have your final widget 1!
Widget 2
Widget 4
Widget 3
Widget 5
Widget 6
3D Printing
Print preview of my widget.
My widget in the process of 3-D printing
My finished 3-D printed widget.
Summary
I learned a lot during this project and had a lot of fun doing it. First of all I learned how to use Inventor which I had only used a few times many years ago. I picked it up pretty quick because of all the other digital art classes I have taken. I also learned the process of 3-D printing which I have always wanted to learn how to do. To conclude I had a lot of fun learning new things and becoming better at creating cool stuff.