Assignments (skills based) |
40% |
Long Term Project (cumulative of all LTP assignments) |
30% |
Homework and Engagement |
20% |
Team Evaluations |
10% |
Morning
9:00 am -- Stretch
9:15 am -- Discussion
Syllabus
Teams (Druid Hill and Mt. Royal)
9:30 am -- Shop Tour
Anti-Clockwise
Put your stuff down and lock up
10:15 am -- Demo: TradFab Tools
Band saw, sander, chop saw, sand paper
11:00 am -- A01|Communication Game
Part 1: Fabricate
Make a set of blocks from scraps using the tools outlined today.
Shapes: 2 long rectangles, one isosceles triangle, one equilateral triangle, one square and a circle
Lunch 12:00 pm –1:00 pm
Brown Bag Lunch: Please Suggest Topics for BBL
Afternoon
1:00 pm -- A01|Communication Game
Part 2: Play
Pair up. One is design the other is builder. Sit back to back.
1:30 pm -- Lecture: Computer Lab
Sit as teams.
Distribute Google Earth Locations of our sites
Intro to Windows, basic apps (snipping tools, excel, notepad, calc)
File Structure, how to use Explorer
Accessing the Server
2:30 pm -- Chores
Mt. Royal has AB and Druid Hill has one two Chores
Homework:
- Play one round of disk golf (DH) or take photographs of your site (any concrete pad on Mount Royal Ave) from as many locations as you can (MR). (1 hour)
- Use two tools on two separate days by next class with which you are least familiar or think will be most useful to your work. (15 min). Tu+W next week. Other shops on campus, all in one day if not possible on two consecutive days. Find the schedule for Fox wood shop and for FLIV wood shop.
- Start thinking about ideas for sculpture at these sites. Drawings and models due in two weeks.
If you have not already done so:
- Watch Rhino Overview_Player.html (30 min)
- Read Rhino Training Manual Level 1, Part One (Chapters 1-2) (30 min)
- If you already read it, take a look through Command List By Chapter under “resources=>Rhino” on my web page. Refer to the manual on any unfamiliar commands
- Watch Tom Sachs 10 bullets on YouTube (15 min)
Due next class:
- Three questions about the reading or movie written in your sketchbook.
- Two cuts or parts from two tools.
- Photographs (MR) or scorecard (DH)
- Bring a tape measure, sketchbook and camera to our next meeting.
Morning
9:00 am -- Stretch
9:15 am -- Review cuts as a group. (30 sec each)
9:25 am -- Review photos, scorecards as team.
9:30 am -- Discussion: Holemaking
Drills, screw gun, drill press
10:00 am -- Discussion: Fasteners
Nails - very specific applications
Drivers
Screws - Machine vs wood, pitch - course/fine, what for?
10:15 am -- Discussion: Connections
Butt, pocket, dado, rabbet, blind, half blind, finger joint, dovetail
11:00 am -- Demo: Make a cutting board part one (no assignment)
Table saw, joiner, plainer
Glue up
Clamps
11:30 am -- Demo: Make a Cutting Board part two (no assignment)
Plaining down
Framing
Scraping/sand paper
Finish
12:00 pm -- Chores
Lunch 12:30 pm –1:30 pm
Brown Bag Lunch: No Topic
Afternoon
1:30 pm -- LTP Site Visits (Independent, I will visit with both groups)
Go to your respective sites
Take photographs
Measure applicable site constraints (will be used to scale homework)
Discuss ideas
Start to sketch
Homework:
- Read Rhino Training Manual Level 1, Chapter 3, search _PictureFrame in f1 help,
- Watch Rhino-LaserCutting_Player.
- Demonstrate competence or proficiency on as many traditional fabrication tools as you feel comfortable with over the next week.
Due Next Class:
- 5 sketches, two hand built models of your Long Term Project Idea
- Attempt to draw some components from your model in Rhino and prepare them for laser cutting.
- Extra Credit: Try to trace important information from your site Rhino from Google Earth using your measurements from today to set the scale.
Morning
9:00 am -- Stretch
9:10 am -- Review models independently as teams. Decide how to review together.
10:15 am -- Laser Demo
10:30 am -- Q and A: Laser file prep
10:45 am -- Classwork: Computer Lab and Lasers
Draw up hand built models and laser cut components
Lunch 12:00 pm –1:00 pm
Brown Bag Lunch: No Topic
Afternoon
1:00 pm -- LTP- Laser Prototype (Due next class)
Laser cut the second version of your model, finish for homework
2:30 pm -- Chores
Homework
- LTP Photographs of 2 hand built models, photos or scan of 5 sketches, digi-trad model and rendering (discussed in class next week) are due in two weeks
- Read Rhino Training Manual Level 1, Chapter 4
Due Next Class
- Vinyl Sticker -- freeform model in 2d rhino, a noun from your favorite myth, legend, videogame, or fairytale. Only a file is due, will make vinyl stickers of all of these together in class next week.
Morning
9:00 am -- Stretch
9:15 am -- Vinyl cutter Demo
9:45 am -- A02 | Laser Production (due in two weeks, paper model due next class)
10:00 am -- Free time to cut and play (lasers/vinyl/homework/LTP)
11:00 am -- Rhino Demo | Topic TBA
Lunch 12:00 pm –1:00 pm
Brown Bag Lunch: No Topic
Afternoon
1:00 pm -- Lecture: Photoshop
Rendering into background photos
2:30 pm -- Chores
Homework:
Due Next Class:
- On the provided 1/8”x12”x6” piece of plywood, model a precision tool in 2d which would inform or help your studio practice. We will use this to check off on lasers next week. Come prepared to demonstrate proficiency by explaining the laser cutting process and testing in your settings appropriately for the given material. About 5 min to cut file, simple files! (30 min)
- LTP hand built model, sketches, digi-trad model and rendering
- Paper Model for A02
Morning
9:00 am -- Stretch
9:15 am -- LTP presentations on Ideation
16 five minute presentations (90 min)
10:45 am -- Students pick a partner from same group then RFQ is given
Statement of interest
Current Resume/CV
Digital Images of your work with slide script
Point of Contact
Renderings (photograph of model Photoshoped into context)
Other supporting materials
Historical or societal context of your work
11:00 am -- Laser Check off
Cut your precision tool out of allotted Baltic birch plywood
Work on LTP while waiting for your turn. (10 min per person)
Get started idea generating with your partner, review and discuss deliverables
Lunch 11:00 pm –1:00 pm (Floating Lunch)
Brown Bag Lunch: Laser check off
Afternoon
1:00 pm -- Laser check off
Cut your precision tool out of allotted Baltic birch plywood
Work on LTP while waiting for your turn. (10 min per person)
Get started idea generating with your partner, review and discuss deliverables
2:30 pm -- Chores
Homework:
- Read Rhino Level 1 Training Manual - Editing Geometry and Point Editing (ch5-6)
- Schedule time for laser checkoff if not in class (just email me, I really want to be sure we are solid with lasers.
- Put together RFQ written work, organize what you have and figure out what needs to be updated/edited and what needs to be created for the first time. (Due on October 19th click link below for deliverables)
- RFQ for Druid Hill
- RFQ for Mt. Royal
Due Next Class:
Druid Hill Groups:
- Tiffany Burkey and Madoka Clark
- Amy Carlson and Bokeum Jeon
- Calib Miller
- Tessa Paul and Duncan Rutstein
Mount Royal Groups:
- Darcy Argain
- Kathy Guo and Bao Nguyen
- Kyle Kutner
- Alex Ortiz and Zhijun Song
Morning
9:00 am -- Stretch
9:15 am -- Warmup: Drawing Challenge (draw from observation)
10:00 am -- Rhino instruction
11:00 am -- RhinoCAM instruction (overview, KB, work zeros)
11:45 am -- A03| A Reference to Literature
Lunch 12:00 pm –1:00 pm
Brown Bag Lunch: No Topic
Afternoon
1:00 pm -- Review: A02| Laser Production (4 min per person, 16 students)
2:15 pm -- Example RFQs
2:30 pm -- Chores
Homework:
- Read Rhino Level 1 Training Manual - Modeling with Solids (Chapter 8) and first part of Chapter 9 through phone (p170).
Due Next Class:
Morning
9:00 am -- Stretch
9:15 am -- Demo: Run the Laguna, operation and safety
9:45 am -- Classwork: Cut on CNC
Lunch 12:00 pm –1:00 pm
Brown Bag Lunch: No Topic
Afternoon
1:00 pm -- A04| Make Marks in 2d
1:15 pm -- Demo: Run the Haas, operation and safety
1:45 pm -- Classwork: CNC and LTP
2:30 pm -- Chores
Homework:
- Read Rhino Level 1 Training Manual - Creating Surfaces (Chapter 9)
Due in two weeks:
A03 | Reference to Literature
A04 | Make Marks in 2d
Due Next Class:
LTP Round 2 - RFQ
Morning
9:00 am -- Stretch
9:15 am -- Classwork
Lunch 12:00 pm –1:00 pm
Brown Bag Lunch: No Topic
Afternoon
1:00 pm -- LTP review RFQ, 20 min each group (review opposite teams)
2:50 pm -- LTP Round 3 - Interview deliverables are distributed
Homework:
Get together with your new LTP group and start planning. Divide work and start to consider your group contracts and any changes for final model.
Druid Hill-
Tiffany/Madoka w/ Tessa/Duncan
Amy/Bokeum w/ Calib
Mount Royal-
Kyle w/ Alex/Zhijun
Bao/Kathy
Morning
9:00 am -- Stretch
9:15 am -- Demo: 3d CAM A5 | Make Marks in 3d
Lunch 12:00 pm –1:00 pm
Brown Bag Lunch: No Topic
Afternoon
1:00 pm -- Classwork
2:30 pm -- Chores
Homework:
Due Next Class:
LTP Interview deliverables
Morning
9:00 am -- Stretch
9:15 am -- Discussion: How to Proceed?
9:30 am -- CNC Classwork
Lunch 12:00 pm –1:00 pm
Brown Bag Lunch: No Topic
Afternoon
1:00 pm -- LTP Round 3 | Interviews
30 min each group
2:30 pm -- Chores
Homework:
LTP Get with larger group and develop contracts, agree on project modifications and final concept. Guidelines are located here: LTP Round 4
Due Next Class:
Morning
9:00 am -- Stretch
9:15 am -- A look inside a computer
9:45 am -- Wire
10:00 am
-- BreadBoards
10:15 am -- Soldering
10:45 am --
Clean Up
11:00 am --
Review A03, A04, A05
Lunch 12:00 pm –1:00 pm
Brown Bag Lunch: No Topic
Afternoon
1:00 pm -- Arduino
2:00 pm -- Clean Up
2:30 pm -- Discuss LTP
Homework:
Due next class:
LTP Round 4 | Construction Documents, Finalized Model, Group Contracts
Model an object for 3d printing. Must be a closed polysurface, must fit within a 2"x2"x2" bounding box
Morning
9:00 am -- Stretch
9:15 am -- 3d printing lesson
Lunch 12:00 pm –1:00 pm
Brown Bag Lunch: No Topic
Afternoon
1:00 pm -- Class review of Construction Documents, Finalized Model, Group Contracts
Homework:
Due next class:
- Plan your project with teammates for next class. Hold at least one meeting with your group prior to next class (two weeks).
- 3d print something
Morning
9:00 am -- Stretch
9:15 am -- help mom
Lunch 12:00 pm –1:00 pm
Afternoon
1:00 pm -- hang out with friends
Homework:
Keep your project on the mind over this week. Keep notes if anything comes to mind, but don’t push yourself to achieve. Take this time to relax and regenerate. It’s production time when we get back.
Morning
9:00 am -- Stretch
9:15 am -- Course Evaluations
10:00 am -- Free Work Period
Lunch 12:00 pm –1:00 pm
Brown Bag Lunch: No Topic
Afternoon
1:00 pm -- Free work period
2:30 pm -- Chores
Homework:
Your project must be past 60% complete by start of class next week.
Morning
9:00 am -- Stretch
9:15 am -- Course evaluations
9:30 am -- Free work period
Lunch 12:00 pm –1:00 pm
Brown Bag Lunch: No Topic
Afternoon
1:00 pm -- Free work period
2:30 pm -- Chores
Homework:
- Team Evaluations - Email rmckibbin@mica.edu with a grade for each of your teammates for the last portion of this project, justify the letter grade for each member with 1-3 sentences. This should be based upon the group contract and expectations vs. delivered work.
- Projects are due at the start of class next week. We will meet in dFab.
- Documentation is due at the start of class. Upload to server under \\picasso\Courses\IS320_01_0423 - Intro to Digital Fabrication\_Class\LTP4
- Double check your deliverables and get with your team about what needs to be completed.
Morning
9:00 am -- Stretch
9:15 am -- Documentation Due
10:00 am -- Final Critique -- Druid Hill Park
Lunch 12:00 pm –1:00 pm
Brown Bag Lunch: No Topic
Afternoon
1:00 pm -- Final Critique -- Mount Royal Ave
2:00 pm -- Chores
Homework:
Have a great break!