ARCH1101

Assignment 2 is using aluminium sheets to make a Ferrari 250 GTO skin model. There are 4 people in my group, which two are studying architecture, one is studying engineering and one is studying landscaping.  Such a beautiful team. The first things we need to do is to create the template of the Ferrari. So we put the digital model into the program call Slicer for Fusion 360, and use the program to make a waffles model. We decided to use 3mm MDF as the material of the waffles model which total have 18 x 22 pieces.   After we finished the digital waffles model, we are starting to cut the pieces out with the laser cut machine. It takes hours to finish all the pieces. We start to put all the pieces together, some of the pieces are difficult to slide in. need really push in. The physical waffles model finished nicely and strong enough. After assembling the model, we tap up the model to reveal the contours of the car. And then ...