Name of project
This Project is the Picture to CAD process
Who worked on the project
I worked on this project with Torrie
Goal of project
The Goal of the Project was to take a picture off of the internet and turn it into a CAD drawing so that it can by enlarged and cut out on the Shop Bot and used as decorations for the Snow Ball
What products did your group create - include photos and links to cad/cnc files
The Products are shown below. The Moose was cut out and was a total of 5 feet tall when finished. The Sleigh was also cut out but wasn't used for the Snow Ball
What was your role in the project
My role in the project was to Reasearch and create a new process for this project.
What role did CAD play in the project
CAD was the majority of the Porject. The Shop Bot was used to cut out the projects.
How did you use the design process on the project?
I used the design process by thinking of a problem - The lack of knowledge on the subject. And determining a solution - Using Win Topo and Part Wizard CAD
Point a link to the documentation
During this project I worked with the shopbot to create decorations out of 3/16" plywood that would be present at the dance. I created a sleigh with a horse, and helped with the moose. Both of wich were created through the new technique that I created to make 2- dimensional cutouts in wood out of any image or drawing. First, you must have the drawing.
These are the two original pictures that were the basis for the cad drawings.
Using a freeware version of adobe photoshop called GIMPshop, I used the image adjustments option to change the brightness and contrast so it looks like this.
I then used the color selection tool to select the grey area and delete it. Ithen used the colorselection too and selected the white area (after cleaning up the lines on the siloette). Next I selected the inverse and changed the dotted line into a solid lind by clicking STROKE PATH in the paths menu. This path was put onto a new layer and looked like this.
Usinf another freeware program called Win Topo Freeware, I converted the line into a vectorised image. I then saved the vector image, and opened Part Wizard. After opening partwizard, I set the value for the x to 96" and y to 48" then selected the zero for all three axis to be the lower right corner. I created a new document and selected import vectors. I imported the vectors created in Win Topo Freeware and readjusted the size and position. I then made sure that all of the lines were connected and the interior lines were grouped and the exterior lines were grouped.
I then created a new toolpath for the interior and exterior and drill holes for screws to hold the wokpiece down.
Next I drilled the holes and screwed it down. Then I completed it by loading the rest of the part file using the go to line single step option and finished the project.
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