Make Your Own 3D Marble Maze
Follow the steps below one by one!
1. Create a new Onshape account
Follow the slides to the right to create your Onshape account.
Fill out the fields in the form accurately as indicated
You will be asked to verify your email address and choose a password. You can go ahead and do that.
After finishing account creation the last slide explains with some screenshots what is actually in step 2 below.
Be excited! You are learning an industry standard level software. So cool!
2. Change Units to Millimeters
During the signing up for Onshape process you can change your default length measurement units to millimeter. If you did not do so, here is how to do that now:
In the top right corner clicking “Manage account.”
Click “Preferences” under your Account settings, and you will see an option for “Units.” CHANGE this to Millimeter
This designer did the tutorials in inches instead of mm :)
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HOW TO WATCH A TUTORIAL
Click the Watch on YouTube button next to a tutorial.
Drag the YouTube video into a new window and click the View Full Screen icon on the bottom right.
3-finger swipe to the left to see your other browser window and click on the OnShape tab.
3-finger swipe to the right to go back to the YouTube video tutorial.
Press play and whenever you think there are one or two items you need to do in OnShape, press pause and 3-finger swipe so that you can remember the steps in order.
3. Learn how to Create a Sketch
Login to https://cad.onshape.com/signin
Watch the video tutorial titled "Getting started OnShape."
Watch the video again and again.
Within your own account, create a shape out of a rectangle (50mm x 40mm) and a circle (15mm).
Extrude to a depth of 20mm to create your first shape.
Helpful definitions and videos:
extrude - add depth to a selected region or planar face along a straight path. Create a new part or surface or modify an existing one by adding or removing material, or intersecting parts in its path.
planes - a flat surface on which a straight line joining any two points on it would wholly lie.
orthographic projection - a means of representing three-dimensional objects in two dimensions
*Still not sure what an orthographic projection is? Watch this video for a simpler explanation!
*Still confused about how to create a shape in Onshape? Watch this video titled "Creating and saving documents on Onshape" for another explanation!
4. Tutorial challenge
Create this with the knowledge you've just learned...
Here are the dimensions
Here is the final product
5. Create your basic Marble Maze
Login to https://cad.onshape.com/signin
Create a new Onshape document named 'Jane Doe 61 - Ball-bearing Maze' (If your name would be Jane Doe and you would be in the 6.1 Design class)
Watch the video tutorials playlist (6 steps) titled Step (1-6) Ball-bearing Maze
Create your Ball bearing Maze as instructed through the steps in the tutorials .
Click '+' to Create a new 'Part Studio'
Right-click a tab to rename a Part Studio
6. Customize!
Right-click your marble maze and "duplicate" it. Select the sketch with your interior maze and delete those lines.
Now Customize! Think of interesting ways to make this YOUR maze. Initials, your favorite cartoon character or emoji...think creatively.
IF you want to get really creative, try importing and tracing an image or character using the tutorial:
PLEASE NOTE:
The outer diameter of the maze can be NO larger than 80mm
The channel width (distance between walls the ball bearing can run along) needs to be 6mm. This is 12mm on a diameter measurement between circles.
7. Create an orthographic drawing
Login to https://cad.onshape.com/signin
Watch the video tutorial titled "Drawing essentials in Onshape" (NOTE: Select the ANSI_B_MM.dwt template)
Apply what you learn by creating a technical drawing for your marble maze.
Play around with the options until you have a meaningful drawing of your customized marble maze
make sure to include your dimensions like the exemplar below
NOTE: the tutorial uses 'inches' and selects a template that suits this measurement. YOU need to select a drawing template that is in millimetre. ANSI_B_MM.dwt is a good fit for this size product and the scale can be 1:1 or 1:2.
B4: Planning Drawings
Develop accurate and detailed planning drawings/diagrams and outline the requirements for the creation of the chosen solution.
Instructions:
Now that you have finalized your planing drawings, screenshot your work and place it in the template on Toddle.
Exemplar & Rubric:
8. Export for 3D printing
Right-click the tab of your Part underneath your model at the bottom
Export with these settings
Filename - YOUR name and colour
Format - STL
Units - Millimeter
Resolution - Fine
Then download
Rename with your section and name (i.e. 6.03 - NAME - Color)
Fill out the Design Job Request form
REMEMBER: We have the following colors to choose from for your housing:
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, White, Clear, Gray, Black
C3: Product
Follow the plan to create the solution, which functions as intended and is presented appropriately
Instructions:
Present your final design by documenting the following:
A video walkthrough of you solving your 3D Printed Marble Maze
Image of your final product or solution that is cropped and framed well with good lighting.
Any customizations you made and the reason behind them.
Exemplar & Rubric:
Feedback Checkpoint
You have now completed Criterion B & C: Design Ideas / Creating the Solution, make sure you are on the right track to create a successful product or solution.
Instructions:
Review the comments and marks on Toddle.
Ask the teacher for clarification if needed. Improve and resubmit your work if required.
Your mark for Criterion B & C is available on Toddle.