Technical Drawing Views (high level)

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This models are designed to help students with their technical drawing views exercises. Print them to do the exercises more easily or design your own models from views given by the teacher and print them! How I Designed This To design this pieces I used SolidWorks, although is possible to archive the same results with other softwares. To design this models I was based on exams I found on internet. I used mostly extrusions to create the geometries, and for the chamfers I created plans and then extrude. Overview and Background Objetives: • Help students with difficulties in technical drawing to improve their spatial vision and to do views exercises. • Learn basics 3d skills and how to model 3d objects from plans. Lesson Plan and Activity Steps - Drawing the views from the printed model: The instructor or the students will print with a 3d printer the models, and having the pieces in hand, students will resolve the views much easier. Stepes - Modelling from the views: The instructor will prepare the same exercises as usual, but the students will use the views given to model the piece using a CAD software with the help of the instructor. Once they have a 3d model, they will be able to print them. Materials Needed Preparation: If the aim is to draw or complete the views of a model given by the instructor: • Students will need to have access to a 3d printer and a computer with a slicer programme such as Cura, Slic3r, Simplify, etc. • The instructor will need to have the 3d model in .stl format. If the aim is to model the objects from the plans given by the instructor: • Students will need access to computers with a CAD programme, for example SolidWorks, and the computer will need to complete the minimum requirements to run the programme. • The programmes are easier to use with a mouse that have a scroll wheel. • Although there is no need of having 3d modelling experience, it will be helpful to be familiar with the programme used. • The instructor will need to have prepared the plans of the models, either printed or in the computers. • The instructor should also know the programme enough to answer the questions of the students. In both cases students will be able to work in groups of two or three, so number of printed models and computers are reduced. Results Having the 3d model in hand will help students to understand in a better way witch parts they have to draw in each view, visualising the geometry in a higher level. Also will help student to understand how 3d printing works, which parameter they can use to get a better result and investigate with different materials.