14 docs tagged with "design-and-fabrication"

How to get a Fusion model onto UPrep's Bambu Lab printers — slicing in Bambu Studio, design choices that affect print success, and what to do when a print fails.

Reference pages for UPrep's Design and Fabrication classes — CAD in Fusion, designing to machine tolerances, running the CNC and printers, and working with a real user.

The geometry rules a round CNC bit imposes on your design — inside corner radius, dogbone relief, minimum feature size, tabs, and material thickness.

Which file format each Makerspace machine needs, how to export it from Autodesk Fusion, and the export mistakes that waste machine time.

How to sign in to Autodesk Fusion with your UPrep account, where your class files live, how units and versions work, and how to hand a file to a teammate.

A practice bank of 2D Fusion sketch objects for Design and Fabrication students, organized by category and skill tier.

A quick reference matching Fusion sketch tools like Polygon, Fillet, Tangent Arc, and Pattern to the objects you'll use them on.

The hand-tool and joinery skills that finish a machined build — measuring, drilling, clamping, the joints we use, and how to fasten printed parts to wood.

What the Makerspace stocks for Design and Fabrication projects, what each material is good for, and how to plan material use so you don't run out mid-project.

How to turn interview notes into a problem statement that leaves room for more than one solution, and success criteria you can actually test a finished build against.

The end-to-end workflow for UPrep's Shapeoko CNC router — Carbide Create toolpaths, Carbide Motion setup, zeroing, running a job, and cleanup.

How much clearance to design between parts so they actually fit — starting numbers for 3D-printed and CNC-cut parts, and how to test a fit before committing machine time.

How to plan and run a short structured interview that surfaces what a user actually needs, and how to run a useful follow-up check-in partway through a project.

Using UPrep's Silhouette Cameo cutters and Silhouette Studio for cardboard test-fit templates, heat-transfer vinyl, and sticky vinyl.