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This is my passenger base and as you can see it is still in work of process. While I was making this I learned that it was very hard to make a star as you can see it in the photo.

Geometric Constraints Reflection Post

Geometric Constraints Reflection

The shapes we used in this project was mostly triangles with a parallelogram base. The angles that resulted from our triangles were 60 degrees and for the parallelogram was 130 degrees and 50 degrees. The surface area for the shape is 54.2 in^2. We would most likely have a combination of steel and concrete for surrounding the structure and we would need around 40.65 in^2 to cover the structure. The inside of the structure has the same surface area and I am estimating  that 8 people would be able to fit inside of our structure since it is wide. In order to test the strength of the structure we placed 2 notebooks on the top of the structure. The structure slightly tilted to the left but did not collapse under pressure. To follow the "form follows function" practice, we used triangles since they are strong shapes and parallelograms to support the base. Our structure turned out to be great.


                              

Inventor Question

On Inventor, I had a question on how to intrude to make any shape go inside instead of going outside like extruding. I looked up on Google and found out a video and noticed how simple it was to make an object to go intrude.

Form Follows Function

Form Follows Function

My product was to improve a cup where when dew would form on the sides it wouldn't fall on the table, but would be absorbed by the rubber band at the bottom of the glass cup. The cup would come in 3 sizes small, medium, and large and there would be a variety of colors/designs to choose from. I would first form the glass into a cup where there would be a crease near the bottom to place the rubber band. The rubber band would then be placed on the glass cup( once the glass has cooled down) and would be ready to be delivered to the customer. The rubber band is able to be taken off incase it ever gets dirty and you want to wash it. The rubber band reminds of as a coaster you place down on the table so the table doesn't get wet but it is also very different since the rubber band goes along with the cup as the coaster doesn't. It could be better by using a different material instead of rubber maybe a type of sponge that absorbs the dew quicker. The material of the cup could be made of a combination of glass and plastic so the cup would be stronger and won't crack under intense pressure.

My design of the cup

Puzzle Cube Reflection

For my puzzle cube, many people tried to solve it, but many of them ended up failing. Over 30 people tried to solve my puzzle cube, but they only ended up rage quitting in the end. Only 1 person managed to solve my cube in under 10 minutes.

1) It is important to make a model so when you are building the product you won't make any mistakes. If you do make a mistake this can cause you to lose time and as the saying goes "time is money"

2) I like my puzzle since it is very hard to make it form into a cube which ends up making me feel very proud for designing such a complex cube. The best part is when I hear the tester realizing how easy it actually was to solve.

3) If I could change one thing it would to make the cube all smooth so there won't be any rough/sharp edges.