Bootcamp Jan 2011

Bootcamp January 2011 will be held 10th of January until 14th of January.

Barcelona, Spain Providence, USA Lyngen, Norway Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland

Schedule

Day 1

A day of 2D Design & Fabrication plus documentation (WordPress/Wiki)

= 2D DESIGN TOOLS (1 hour)

Design software for 2D:

• - Inkscape
• - Openoffice
• - Corel Draw

=2D FABRICATION TOOLS (3 hours)

CNC Cutting: Laser:

• Safety, use, maintenance , projects (2D projects)
• - Materials (Wood, Acrylic, Textiles, Organic Source
• - Nesting and saving material
• - Press-fit
• - From 2D to 3D and viceversa workflow (DEMO on waffle structures)
• - Raster images and bitmaps

ShopBot (just introduction in 2D cutting use): Safety, use, maintenance, projects (2D projects).

• - Materials (Wood, Aluminum, Composites, Acrylic)
• - Tool types (Diameter, Length, Blades, Shape)
• - Nesting and Holdown

Vinyl Cutter:

• Safety, use, maintenance, projects (Tshirt, flex circuit or antenna, signs)

Assignment:

• To develop a design using a 2D Design software (Could be out of proposed software), fabricate it with the Laser Cutter and document it on Boot Camp Site.

Day 2

A day of 3D design, molding and casting, (xtra 3D printing technology for those who have that capability)

Day 3

A day on ShopBot, plus start electronics and documentation (collaborative project management, version control —mercurial)

Day 4

Electronics continues and integrated final project work (something like a music box)

Day 5

A day of overall lab considerations (management, business, networking, IT, etc.)