Emma was able to get a much better idea of sizing this week. After 3D printing the base and one side, she realized the sizes should be a little bit smaller. The pieces actually came out really nicely and they were sanded down pretty well. Nonetheless, they are far too big and need to be re-worked yet again. Even though the big pieces are going to be used for the final, it is still nice to get an idea of the shape even if its a little too big. Emma also switched over to using NX instead sketch up because the dimensions are a lot easier to work with on NX. She plans to continue to work on sizing this week and work through the challenges faced last week.
Keegan worked on the NX files with Emma last week. The sketch up file had to be redone in NX to allow editing as well as exporting. Keegan continued to work on the app through Ionic Creator. The use of Ionic is proving to be more difficult than anticipated and has slowed down, but will be getting more focus this week and moving forward.
We’ve seen some challenges with coding and the 3-D printing of the Simblee housing. With 3-D printing we are able to rapid prototype our design and see where problems are, fix them, then print a new model quickly. By constantly adjusting our design we hope to get our best possible model as quick as possible.