Laboratory Assignment 2 -

Due: October 13, 2014

Total Points: 80 + 20 (bonus)

Objectives:
This project will expose the team to the following.

  1. Modeling objects like the minion.
  2. 3D Printing

The Minion

  Minion residing at http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:492346

Tasks & Grades
:

                We construct a scale-model of a minion.
      1. Use Blender (blender.org) to create a scale space model.
      2. Use the tools listed below to test the created minion.
        1. http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Extensions:2.6/Py/Scripts/Modeling/PrintToolbox
        2. http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:2.6/Manual/Modeling/Meshes/Mesh_Analysis
        3. http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Extensions:2.6/Py/Scripts/Modeling/MeshLint
        4. http://www.blendernation.com/2013/03/27/blender-2-67-feature-3d-printing-toolbox/
      3. A STL file will be generated for the best minion (will discuss this in class).
      4. It should be noted the volume of the minion should be around 0.375 cubic inch with dimensions of 1 x 1 x 1.25.
Resources:
Team Logistics:
Each team member will generate a minion and these will be tested against the above tools and the best one will be selected for printing.

Submission:
We will use Carmen to submit the STL files. Please submit these files and we will then send them to the printer.

Milestones:
Since deadlines come and go real fast, we would like to ensure that the  class is in sync with us.  So, we will have code reviews on 3 Tuesdays. The first one will be about making minions and second one is about "making" sure we will make real scale models. The third one is not a code review but a demonstration of the printer and the print facilities.