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Last class, we learned how to make springs and screw. I had a spring and several screw on caps on my laser pointer so this was a very helpful tool to bring me closer to complete my object. To be completely honest, I almost forgot how to make the springs and screws until my brain recalled everything last minute. Using the sweep1 tool I made the pointy screw on caps for all the open sides of the laser pointer. I then went on to make the circuit board. I first went to make the spring since it was the easiest part of it. The spring was a simple step of measuring the spring and using the helix tool to round it out. This was where I was having trouble with the circuit board. Theres a flat back that was rounded on the sides, but when I rounding the polysurface, there was one corner that just won't fillet like the others. It would create a new polysurface instead of making it part of the original one. The result of the circuit board:  

For the Reverse Project, I decided to create the laser pointer. To start off, I started making the outside components of the laser pointer. First was the top part where the laser comes through. For this I started drawing the shapes I needed for the nub, which were mainly ellipses and rectangles and then used fillet on the sharp end to create the semi round area. I then trimmed them all down so I can revolve it into a 3D shape. Next was that protruding are of the nub that acts like a grip when you're twisting off the top. I drew the one groove and then used array polar. I then went to make the main body of the object, which was one of the easier parts. I just used extrudecrv to the height of the body and that was it. After was the batteries. Like the nub, I first drew the shapes with the rectangle tool and then used fillet to round it off. I then used the revolve tool.  

In this milestone project, it's all about dissecting "mechanical" objects. We measuring the items inside and out and down to the bone. It was was kind of hard finding objects I was able to take apart without breaking with my clumsiness, but alas I found items that were easily dissectible.  The first item I found was a laser pointer that I had for my cat. I was able to easily take it apart and put back together, plus it wouldn't cost me a lot of money if I ever ended up breaking it. It was something simple on the outside but with complex enough components that make up the inner mechanics of the laser pointer. Next is a mirror that I got it from IKEA, which was pretty much meant to be assembled. Almost each part of the mirror could be taken apart and easily assembled which is why I chose this for my second item. My third item is a lamp that was also bought at IKEA. This one is the simplest out of the three but still has some complexity when it comes to the light bulb an

On the second part of the scavenger hunt, I made a pattern that was inspired by some designs I found around the house and ones while browsing the internet. I really like that peter pan/nature aesthetic so I wanted it to look and or feel like so. My main inspiration on what I wanted my pattern/design to look, other than from the pictures I took in the scavenger hunt post, was a compass and mandala art: My Inspo from the previous scavenger hunt: I first started the center design, which was a star and leaves. For the star I used the polygon tool, clicked the star option and changed the sides to 4. As for the leaves, I started of drawing the line work with the poly tool and then rotating the finished leaf. After, I added more triangles and with the poly tool and circles with the ellipse tool to shape the compass/arrow part of the design. Since, I wanted to make my design look more like a flower I rotated different sized circles and rotated them. Then I trimmed the unwanted parts to make ha