Today I started to:

- learn file extension types .ipt and .dwg

- downloaded autocad 2016 to view the robot design and got licensed.

- couldn't open because I needed inventor to view the parts and assembly files.

- got with @sai and sat a meeting to discuss our target

- viewed the forearm design with a360 online viewer and measured the dimensions.

- ordered the 3D to be printed (will decide tomorrow)

To do:

- get inventor, view the design, try to readapt the design.

- find other 3D printers able to get the original design.

- order the ball bearings, motors and nuts.

- keep track of the whole project.

Today,

We have installed inventor 2016 to our

Windows pcs so that we can view the design.

- we started reading and listening to Tutorials describing the main features of inventor 2016.

We set the target to reduce the current design to 80% of it's size now.

-Regarding screws and motors we will maintain them as the original design was too heavy to be powered solely by Nema11 and Nema 17.

- our next move is to keep learning about inventor and try to reduce the size of the design with maintaining the same size for the motors..

-another approach is to look for a bigger 3D printer that can print the original design with lighter materials.

3rd jan (Happy new Year 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Malik

I have completed the Inventor tutorial and heading towards editing the master design..

My plan is to edit the base items first and print them.. Then evaluate

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4th jan

today I successfully edited the motor extrusion and uploaded the scaled base-segment.ipt file and the base with the Nema17 motor.iam file here.

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