I found the guest speaker for week 3, Jeff Ginger, very interesting and fun to listen to. His passion for making things was contagious and got me even more excited to visit the fab lab and make things of my own this semester. It was exciting to see the different things he has made in the fab lab as well as what some of his students have made. I was really interested in the backpack with the solar panel. I thought it was a really good idea and definitely something I would use.

In class we began using Tinkercad and exploring ways to design things. We did basic things like adding shapes and figuring out how to maneuver through the website. I did a few of the tutorials and learned how to make holes in shapes, change the size of the shapes, and the basics of moving the shapes around.

My group was able to create our logo on Tinkercad and print it at the end of class. I have not seen it yet since the print time was longer than the class period, but I am excited to see how it turned out.  We made a diamond like shape with our team name ‘GEM’ on the top of the diamond. We also learned how to change the different categories in Cura like quality, shell, and infill before printing to make a successful print more likely.

I have found a lot of different websites online that share a lot of information about 3D printing. I actually found different video tutorials posted on LinkedIn that were interesting to watch. As I become more inquisitive about 3D printing I foresee myself using these online resources to learn more about the 3D printing world.