Fusion
Lego Cable Caddy
This was my first personal modeling project, which I designed during my first term as a CADD student. I wanted to create a modular cable caddy that could stack on itself. For this project I first found a few examples of cable caddies, and 3d printed a few different samples. After a couple weeks of using them I identified the features I either liked or disliked, chose one to base mine on, thought about how I could refine it, and added my own spin. The one I ended up finding the most comfortable use had some sharp features that bit into my cord. So I reverse engineered it, making sure to add some filets on the sharp features, and included a Lego style interface.
Simulation
In CADD 195 CAD Simulation, we used Fusion to do our simulations. In this course we went over how to set up constraints and load cases to identify stress concentrations and optimize our models. This is an example of a bracket I designed. We were given a sample of a basic L-bracket and asked to reduce as much weight from it as we could, while maintaining a target safety factor of 3. We were required to maintain the position of the mounting features and load bearing flange, but were otherwise given free rein to redesign as much as needed, and asked to get the bracket under 3 ounces. I managed to get this to roughly 1.4 ounces and a safety factor or 3.036.