Maze
For making the maze, we were tasked with designing a maze of out own. We then had to use a cnc mill to cut out our maze.
Prework
Before, I started designing this project I had to come up with an Idea for my maze. From the beginning I knew that I didn't want a really big maze and that I wanted a smaller maze. My first Idea was to make a maze out of the letter A, but when I started to design it I realized that I would have to have a really big maze. I ended up deciding to just make a rectangle maze with curved edges so it could be a smaller maze.
Completion
After I knew how I wanted to design my maze, I started designing it on Inventor. I started with the extruded rectangle which I had decided I was going to use for my maze. After I had to start drawing the paths on top of the rectangle and extruding them back. Once I had finished designing the whole maze, I opend it up on the software Fusion 360, their I had to set my maze up for the router. To setup I had to make tool paths which required clicking on the botom of every path I made, this step took a long time. After I was done setting it up in Fusion, I took it down to the router and was able to cut my router off. Lastly to finish off the project I lasered my name at the bottom.
Photos
Conclusion
Throughout this project I got to learn how to do different soft wares and design something completely of my own. I really enjoyed making this project because it was completely my own and I got to design it from the beginning. Lastly, I definitely learned that there are so many machines out there such as the mill and the lazer that can make pretty much anything.