I chose the xy axis, which is the vertical axis for my project.
I first had to make a sketch of a square so I could extrude it then cut parts out of it to make it look nice.
After I extruded it, it ended up looking like this.
I needed to remove parts of the square, so I extruded out a rectangle so I could have a place where my phone would go.
After I extruded it, it ended up looking like this. I knew that this wouldn't be the best phone holder if I left it like this, so I thought of other ways to make it look better.
I decided I needed to make my phone holder lean back a little so it wasn't straight up and down. I extruded a triangle in the bottom so it would lean back.
Because I extruded the phone holder to lean back, I had to make a back rest so the phone holder wouldn't just fall over.
After I added the back rest and cut out part of the bottom, my phone holder looked like this.
I had to export my phone holder in the cad format so I could transfer it over to MakerBot, and so I could open it in MakerBot.
After I opened my phone holder in MakerBot, I previewed it to see if I could print. What I noticed is that I needed to put my phone holder in a different position.
I changed the position of my phone holder by changing the x and y axis.
I then previewed it again and decided it was ready to print.
I started my print at the very end of class. I wasn't able to get any other pictures of the process because it printed over night.
This is what the final product looks like. Making is able to lean back and adding the back rest was a great add on in my opinion.
Summary
While using Inventor, I figured out a lot of things I didn't know. When we made our widgets it took me forever and I fell almost behind. Since we got to develop a phone holder I found out a lot of shortcuts, and I became so much more comfortable with the program. Also, 3d printing taught me patience and problem solving. A lot of times I would mess up the dimensions, or I would mess a part up bad. I learned getting frustrated doesn't help, and that trying to problem solve is more useful. I really enjoyed 3d printing, and I glad I got to use the 3d printer again.