Unit 13 Lesson Plan: Design your Own Part (optional)

 

Grade Level:

9-12

Prerequisites:

9th Grade General Math & Science

Concepts Addressed:

In this optional unit, students will use Autodesk Inventor to design and model their own custom part for addition onto their robot. If possible, students will utilize rapid prototyping to create their part and implement it onto their robot before testing its efficiency.

Learning Objectives:

  • The students will be able to create custom 3D models using Autodesk Inventor
  • The students will be able to animate 3D models
  • The students will be able to render 3D models

STEM Connections:

Students will be using the software and math formulas to create and animate their 3D VEX models.

Materials Needed:

  • Unit Guide
  • Internet Access
  • Dictionaries
  • VEX Robotics Kit
  • Online Resources
  • Computer with Autodesk Inventor

Key Terminology:

Day to Day Lesson Plan:

Day 1:

Introduce this optional unit with an overview of the basic commands used to design a custom component in Inventor. Students will familiarize themselves with these commands as they review the videos. These tutorials are meant as an overview and the student is not expected to duplicate the work being done in the video. These videos are also a great refresher if the student has not used the software in a little while. The following videos should be reviewed.

  1. 2D Sketches
  2. Part Browser
  3. Line and Fillet Tool
  4. Geometric Constraints
  5. Dimensional Constraints
  6. Part Basics
  7. Creating Parts 1

Note - If the student is already familiar with the Autodesk Inventor software, have them demonstrate their knowledge of these features and move on to Day 3.

 

Day 2:

Students will continue to review the basic commands of the Inventor software. They should review the following videos.

  1. Creating Parts 2
  2. Creating Parts 3
  3. Work Features
  4. Pattern Features
  5. Part Properties
  6. Creating Drawings

 

Day 3:

Students will use Inventor to create a custom battery Clip. The Overview video will give them an idea of what is expected of them in this project. Students should watch videos 1 and 2 and learn how to begin modeling their battery clip.

 

Day 4:

Students will watch videos 3, 4, and 5. They learn how to efficiently build a battery clip and add features like mounting holes and text to the battery clip.

 

Day 5:

Students will watch videos 6 and 7. They will assemble the custom battery clip onto the Clawbot.

 

Day 6:

Students will watch video 8. They will learn how to document their new design. They will make an IDW drawing for the battery clip with all the associated views and annotation.

Students will watch the Summary video and reflect on what they have accomplished in their engineering notebook.

 

Engineering Notebook “Seed Questions”:

  1. What other custom parts could be designed for the Clawbot?
  2. How many different methods of Rapid Prototyping are there?