Project Steps:

• Work on cars.

  1. Design your car in Rhino.

  2. Open and save a copy of this template -- Car project slideshow template.

  3. Share your slideshow with your partner and paste a link into this form.

  4. In Rhino, add color to your car parts, so that they can be distinguished from one another.  Create at least one jpeg rendering and paste it into slide #2 of your slideshow.

  5. Save your completed and assembled car design in Rhino.

  6. In Rhino, lay out your car parts for laser cutting on a virtual 23.5" x 11.5" rectangle.  Save this file under a new name (e.g. "Jimbo version 1 layout"). 

  7. Paste a picture of these parts in slide #3 of your slideshow.

  8. Pass the quiz over -- PDF -- laser cutter rules and produres.

  9. Watch Video -- how to laser cut in the Fab Lab using Rhino.

  10. Go to the Fab Lab and cut your parts out of cardboard.

  11. Assemble your cardbaord prototype.  Take a picture and paste it into slide #4 of your slideshow.

  12. Follow the process outlined in the slideshow.

Rhino Stuff

• Saving time at the laser cutter -- Video -- cut several cars in the same rhino window using the import function
• Where to find wood (near the Fab Lab)
• Rhino File with Axle and Bearings.  You can download this and import it into your file, if you want.  It contains bearings with a 0.86" outer radius on a 5/16" (0.3125") axle.
• Fab Lab Procedures:  How to print, once you have made your file, and you're in the Fab Lab
  • Video -- how to laser cut in the Fab Lab using Rhino.
  • PDF --  instructions for printing (similar steps to video above)
  • Safety Test Information:  PDF -- laser cutter rules and produres.
• Rhino Basic Skills
  • Complete Cardboard Box Directions (from earlier class)
  • Video showing the creation of a box in Rhino
  • More useful commands for car making:
    • In the Osnap options, enable cen, so that you can align things to the center of any circular shape.
    • Cylinder (under the Solid menu) is good for cutting holes and making axles.  I recommend switching your input mode to diameter using the command prompt box.
    • DeleteSubCurve
• Control point curve
• Extrude curve straight
• Extrude planar surface
• Trim
• Rhino Trial Version Download:  Link to Download page for 90 day trial version of Rhino (PC and Mac versions available)