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Project Ideas for LEDs and 3D Printers

My partner and I are creating ideas about something we could make with a 3D printer design that uses LEDs.

 

1. A fan that’s blades light up when it is turned on

2.Infinite mirror

3. LED spinning top

4. LED pen for writing in the dark

5. LED book light (clip on)

6. LED phone case

7. LED USB thing

 

Top 4 table ideas:

1.  Spinning top

2. LED Rubik’s cube

3. LED light switch

4. Fan with LED blades

Robotics Post 9/22

After we finished creating the frame and the camera module for the robot, we attacked the wheels and finished the robot. To install the camera module and the ps3 controller blue tooth, we used Linux and Piborg to set up the camera module and other software components. RyanScott2k15

LED It Up

1. One distinct thing I learned today was that you could edit code in a program that directly changed the circuit behavior.

2. I learned that the use of resistors controls the electricity flow to prevent LEDs from burning out.

3. I learned that there female and male cables that have a metal prong or a receiving port.

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Today in Design and Art we use LED lights in circuits. We use Arguino.exe to edit the code that directly influenced the circuit behavior. After we set up several large circuits, we used this program to change the frequency of the light flashes,

SketchUp Group Project

Our model idea was a pencil holder. Each member of the group created unique ideas and planned them out on paper. Our group collaborated and came together to choose the best idea.  The final idea was a pencil holder that resembled an alien saucer. We created it in sketchup and we now plan to 3D print the final product. Pencil holder

Learning SketchUp

Sketchup Chair

I learned many new things in SketchUp, as this was one of the first times I’ve ever used it. I learned about the different tools that help you to design items in sketchup, such as learning how to use markers and lines to precisely cut edges and I used other tools to elongate faces of shapes, or to cut out faces of shapes. After we used the different angles, lines, and shapes to create a symmetrical and realistic design, we used texture tools to add realistic hues and shading on our objects. Once  we had finished our models we uploaded decorations and finalized them.