Puzzle Cube Design Brief

Taking an idea you have and transferring it from a concept to a sketch, to working drawings, to models, and then to a working prototype is a very rewarding process. This project is going to take you from concept design work to final production of a product! You will begin with hand sketches and move on to production drawings on the computer. You will then use these production drawings to build your own puzzle block! Problem Statement: A local office furniture manufacturing company throws away tens of thousands of scrap ! hardwood cubes that result from its furniture construction processes. The material is e"pensive, and the scrap represents a sizeable loss of profit. Design Statement: #ine $ffice #urniture, %nc. would like to return value to its waste product by using it as the raw material for desktop novelty items that will be sold on the showroom floor. &esign, build, test, document, and present a three'dimensional puzzle system that is made from the scrap hardwood cubes. The puzzle system must provide an appropriate degree of challenge to a person who is seven years of age or older. Constraints: (. The puzzle must be fabricated from )*, ! hardwood cubes. (. The puzzle system must contain e"actly five puzzle pieces. ). +ach individual puzzle piece must consist of at least four, but no more than si" hardwood cubes that are permanently attached to each other. ,. -o two puzzle pieces can be the same. .. +very puzzle piece must be at least ) cubes deep / wide / high in each dimension 0can not lay flat regardless of how you turn it1. 2. The five puzzle pieces must assemble to form a ) 3! cube. 4. 5uzzle parts should interlock. Required Deliverables: %sometric / $bli6ue sketches 0by layers1 of two possible complete 5uzzle 7ube designs 0include annotations1 &ecision 8atri" 8ulti'view drawings of each puzzle piece 0with overall size dimensions1 7A& pictures showing at least two different ,& views of the assembled puzzle 5hoto0s1 of your building process and puzzle prototype &esign 5rocess $utline9 :ased on your e"periences during the completion of the 5uzzle &esign 7hallenge, what is meant when someone says, ;% used a design process to solve the problem at hand!< +"plain your answer by aligning each step in this project to the appropriate design process step and type up a simple report that discusses this alignment and the importance of following a design process. 0&aily =ogs and >eflection in ?ournal 0with appropriate journaling norms1 @ will be assessed separately as daily grades1

05ortfolio &ocumentation from 5roject @ will create portfolio and puzzle documentation in class for a separate grade1

5uzzle &esign 7hallenge >ubric

NOTE: Bonus points will be given throughout this project for digital photos, extra sketches that add value to your project, creative additions journal entries, etc! PART 1: Prototypes and Decision Matrix T TA! " 1#$ P %&TS Topics 1' points
Activity *xplained in +ournal Activity pasted / described in journal in correct location Aenerates at least two Design o, viable concepts that Alternatives include comple"ity / creativity #ollows accurate %sometric sketching formats with no blique "ormat errorsB =ayers are ,or ption 1 assembled correctly #ollows accurate %sometric sketching formats with no blique "ormat errorsB =ayers are ,or ption . assembled correctly Penciling Tec/niques Chows e"cellent line 6uality 0straight and of the correct line weight1 +lements sized correctly and communicate effectively 7olor appropriately applied and enhances the image Celects most appropriate concept and clearly justifies the choice using the appropriate criteria in a &ecision 8atri"

11 points

( points

) points
Activity not pasted / described properly Aenerates two concepts but both concepts do not meet constraints %ncomplete Cketches

Activity pasted / described in Activity only partially journal but not before pasted / described in sketches journal Aenerates two Aenerates two viable concepts but one concepts does not meet design constraints Cketching formats / layers acceptable Cketches difficult to visualize and / or does not follow the correct formats Cketches difficult to visualize and / or does not follow the correct formats =ines vary in thickness but are fairly accurate

Cketching formats / layers acceptable

%ncomplete Cketches

Chows good line 6uality 0#airly straight and of the correct line weight1 8ost elements sized correctly and communicate the design in an acceptable manner 7olor appropriately applied and does not take away from image Celects an appropriate concept and is somewhat able to justify the choice using marginally acceptable criteria in a &ecision 8atri"

Proportion and Scale

Color

=ines feathered, curved, converged, or are hard to identify +lements have no +lements close to relationship with the correct each other and relationship with detail is difficult to some distortion ascertain 7olor applied but 7olor detracts from does make the visual the three appearance of the dimensional image object pleasing to the or is incorrectly eye applied Celects concept using inade6uate criteria $> -o key is provided &oes not properly format the &ecision 8atri"

Selection o, "inal Design

* If a grading topic is not attempted at all, no points will be accumulated for that topic.

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Design Constraints %sometric "ormat rt/ograp/ic "ormat #ully meets design constraints #ollows accurate sketching formats #ollows accurate sketching formats #ollows accurate sketching formats 0i.e. @ views properly placed and aligned1 Chows e"cellent line 6uality 0straight and of the correct line weight1 +lements sized correctly and communicate effectively 7olor appropriately applied and enhances the image $verall size dimensions were provided correctly and in the best location

11 points
8eets most design constraints and supports the design function Cketching formats acceptable Cketching formats acceptable

( points
8eets some constraints but not enough to support the design function Cketches difficult to visualize and / or does not follow the correct formats Cketches difficult to visualize and / or does not follow the correct formats

) points
&oes not meet constraints

%ncomplete Cketches

%ncomplete Cketches

Multivie: "ormat Penciling Tec/niques Proportion and Scale

Cketching formats acceptable Chows good line 6uality 0#airly straight and of the correct line weight1 8ost elements sized correctly and communicate the design in an acceptable manner 7olor applied but does make the visual appearance of the object pleasing to the eye

Cketches difficult to visualize and / or does %ncomplete Cketches not follow the correct formats =ines feathered, curved, =ines vary in thickness converged, or are hard but are fairly accurate to identify +lements have no +lements close to the relationship with each correct relationship other and detail is with some distortion difficult to ascertain 7olor applied but some color incorrect 7olor detracts from the three dimensional image

Color

Dimensions

$verall size $verall size dimensions dimensions were $verall size dimensions were provided correctly provided but not in the are incorrect but not in the best location proper format

* If a grading topic is not attempted at all, no points will be accumulated for that topic. Part <: Design Process Alignment =Conclusion> ?1%@ 3RAD* =<#A> Topics 1# points
Design Process Alignment =Content> C ' Design Process Alignment +very step of the design process is appropriately / creativity aligned to a step in this project 7onclusion is clear, concise, complete, typed, and grammatically correct

B points
+very step of the design process is matched up to a step in this project but some matches are not best aligned 8inor grammatical errors $> 7larity / #ormat needs minor

< points
Come alignments are missing 7onclusion should be reformatted to be clearer /more

' points
8any alignments are missing 8any improvements needed with grammar / format

Topics
="ormat > C .

1# points

B points
improvements

< points
concise

' points

* If a grading topic is not attempted at all, no points will be accumulated for that topic. Part ': %nventor Dra:ings T TA! " 1#$ P %&TS Topics 1' points
9ipt part ,iles D general C . 9id: part ,iles E alignment 9id: part ,iles E dimensioning 9iam assembled cube ,ileE general 9iam assembled cube ,ile E constraints Title 5loc;s .ipt files created for all 2 partsB .ipt files are accurate .idw files created for all 2 parts and all views are accurately placed and aligned $verall size dimensions were provided correctly and in the best location

11 points
.ipt files created for all 2 parts but some have minor errors .idw files created for all 2 parts but some views are not accurately placed and aligned $verall size dimensions were provided correctly but not in the best location

( points

) points

.ipt files created for all 2 .ipt files not created parts but are not for all 2 parts accurately constructed .idw files created for all 2 parts but some views missing .idw files not created for all 2 parts and / or many views are missing

$verall size dimensions $verall size were provided but not dimensions are in the proper format incorrect .iam includes all parts but many errors are present Come constraints missing or inefficiently applied Come title blocks not formatted correctly 8ost files are stored together as a project but some are filed incorrectly .iam attempted but does not include all parts 8ost constraints missing or inefficiently applied Title blocks attempted but are not formatted correctly Come files are difficult to locate and / or missing

"ile management

.iam verifies the .iam includes all parts assembly thoroughly and but some errors are clearly presents all parts present with appropriate color etc. All constraints present 5arts are completely and but some inefficiently efficiently constrained applied All title blocks are All title blocks formatted formatted correctly but correctly and present some have missing / accurate information inaccurate information All files are stored All files stored correctly together as a project but as a project in a clear format introduces format confusion 0i.e. @ names are confusing1

* If a grading topic is not attempted at all, no points will be accumulated for that topic. Part $: Construction o, Cube ?1%@ 3RAD* =<#A> Topics 1# points
Design Creativity Design Constraints &esign is creative and presents comple"ity #ully meets design constraints 5ieces fit together with no noticeable gaps or rough transitions are present in final puzzle 7onstruction is clean

B points
&esign is creative and presents some comple"ity 8eets most design constraints and supports the design function 5ieces fit together to form final cube but some pieces are not aligned / sanded properly 7onstruction is clean

< points
&esign is somewhat creative 8eets some constraints $verall puzzle is difficult to construct because some pieces are not aligned / sanded properly 7onstruction is

' points
&esign is simple and does not interlock well &oes not meet constraints $verall puzzle can not be constructed correctly because some pieces are not aligned / sanded properly 7onstruction is shoddy

"it Construction

Topics

1# points
and durableB +dges are smooth etc.

B points
and durable but minor improvements needed 0smoother edges etc.1 7olor applied but does not add value to cube

< points
acceptable but needs improvement 7olor detracts from the puzzle

' points

Color

7olor appropriately applied and enhances the design

7olor incorrectly applied