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A Pro/DESKTOP Tutorial (Module 14)		 [Funny Face]
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Introduction - Teacher Notes

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‘Form it’ is a project which is intended to be adaptable to Design & Make Assignments undertaken by pupils following Resistant Materials or Graphic Products elements of Key Stage 3 or 4 Design and Technology courses. The Context for this project is that of providing young children with entertaining paint palettes

Pro/DESKTOP enables pupils (and teachers) to communicate a complex 3D model in a fairly straightforward but highly accurate and attractive way. It is hoped that following the Pro/DESKTOP stage pupils may go on to manufacture the design.

It assumes limitations as to types and sizes materials for making their formers as well as sizes of Vacuum forming machine platens both of these pupils would have to consider as design constraints.

Although this project focuses on the design for a Paint Palette it could be adapted for designing Wall Clocks or almost any vacuum formed shape.


Context
A children’s’ play area for a holiday resort hotel wishes to have designed a range of vacuum formed paint palettes that can be taken away by holidaymakers as one of the souvenirs of their stay.

Problem
Design an inexpensive watercolour paint palette that has a ‘funny face’ which children may wish to take away

Constraints
The materials you have available are sheet M.D.F. (Chipboard or Plywood) up to 300mm. square and in thickness’ of 15 and 5 mm only.

Available is:

  • a scrollsaw (fretsaw)
  • hand tools
  • drilling machine ‘bits’ of 20 and 50mm. diameter.
Disposable plastic cups could be used to hold water within the design these require a hole of 64mm in diameter.

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