This week we had class at a different location than the usual Illinois MakersLab. Prior to class, we were instructed to go to the Psychology Building. Initially, I was not sure the reason behind and was intrigued about it but soon I realized that we were going to learn to use a designing software called Fusion 360 and I was really excited about it.
To get us to warm up a little bit before we dive straight into Fusion 360 in class, Professor Sachdev assigned us a small assignment to let us learn the basics of Fusion 360. Even though the assignment was only to design a simple box within Fusion 360, I found it somehow challenging as I had no prior experience in Fusion 360. So, it to me quite a bit of effort and time to get familiar with the interface of the software and later complete the assignment. It was to my surprise that such a simple design gave me so much feeling of accomplishment.
Here is a link to my finished box design: https://a360.co/2E7kLny
In class, we had the honor of inviting Dan Banach from AutoDesk to teach us to fully utilize the power of Fusion 360 to create functional products. For me, the workshop provided by Dan was extremely useful as it took me a shorter time period to design an actual product versus when I was trying to learn the software myself designing a simple box. Dan’s clear instructions and humor really helped us fully grasp the magic of Fusion 360 and I am excited to see what my group, 3DBal, can design with the software. Everybody was able to design a phone holder with their own unique design. If I were to pick a key takeaway from the lecture, it would no doubt be: “When in doubt, click the right key on Fusion369” as emphasized by Dan multiple times during lecture.
Here is a link to the phone holder I designed in class: https://a360.co/2E6V3zw
Since my group has had a pretty clear direction since the beginning of our project, we did not find the project idealization as helpful as the other groups. It did help us narrow our direction and focus our research. We also conducted further interviews with other users and yoga instructors to get even more ideas on our product.
Hi Ruei,
I too was confused about the location of class that week. However, after walking into the classroom I quickly discovered why it was a good idea to have class there. Having TVs around the entire classroom and big desks as a workspace made the lesson a lot more easy to follow along with. I think everyone agrees that Dan was a great lecturer. He went at a pace that was easy for everyone to follow and even taught us about shortcuts and the right click rule. Your phone case looks great, nice choice for the sticker!