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3DMODELLING 3D MODELLING 3DMODELLING 3DMODELLING 3D MODELLING

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STEMInnovator! Hello, STEMInnovator! STEM Innovator!STEM Innovator!

Welcometoyourbook! Welcometoyourbook!

Youarea YouareaSTEMInnovator STEMInnovator..AnInnovatorisaDesignerandan AnInnovatorisaDesignerandan Engineerwhousesdigitalprecisiontosolvetheworld'smost Engineerwhousesdigitalprecisiontosolvetheworld'smost complexchallenges! complexchallenges!

MeetYour MeetYour3DFabricationLab 3DFabricationLab..Insideyouhave: Insideyouhave:

TheWorkspace: TheWorkspace:Onshape,aprofessionalcloud-basedCADplatformto Onshape,aprofessionalcloud-basedCADplatformto buildyourideasina3Ddigitalworld. buildyourideasina3Ddigitalworld.

TheCreator: TheCreator:TheCrealityEnder-3V3 TheCrealityEnder-3V3SE,ahigh-performance3Dprinter SE,ahigh-performance3Dprinter tthatturnsyourdigitalfilesintophysicalobjects. hatturnsyourdigitalfilesintophysicalobjects.

TheMaterial: TheMaterial:PLAFilament,thebio-plasticthatlayerstogethertoform PLAFilament,thebio-plasticthatlayerstogethertoform yourinventions. yourinventions.

IInthisbook,youwill: nthisbook,youwill:

ModeltheScienceofLife ModeltheScienceofLifeby3DprintingaccurateDNA by3DprintingaccurateDNAandCellmodels andCellmodels ttovisualizehowb ovisualizehowbiologyiologyworks. works.

EngineerforSpace EngineerforSpacebydesigningandtestingcomponentsforMultibydesigningandtestingcomponentsforMultistageRockets. stageRockets.

Designfo DesignforSustainability rSustainabilitybycreatingWaterCollectorsandCompost bycreatingWaterCollectorsandCompost Binstoprotectourenvironmentmountofwater Binstoprotectourenvironmentmountofwater.

EarnYour EarnYourRewards! Rewards!

Asyoumastertheartof3Dmodelingandhardwarecalibration,youwillearn Asyoumastertheartof3Dmodelingandhardwarecalibration,youwillearn yourAdvancedInnovatorStickers yourAdvancedInnovatorStickers.

Attheendofthisjourney,youwillreceiveyour Attheendofthisjourney,youwillreceiveyourCertificateofInnovationof3D CertificateofInnovationof3D Design Designttoshowtheworldthatyouarea oshowtheworldthatyouareaMasterofModernEngineering! MasterofModernEngineering!

Let’sdesignandprintthefuturetogether! Let’sdesignandprintthefuturetogether!

UtilizingOnshape’scloud-basedparametricmodeling,youwillmastercomplex assembliesandmulti-partstudios.Thislevelbridgesthegapbetweendigital precisionandphysicalreality,leveragingthehigh-speedcapabilitiesofthe CrealityEnder-3V3SEtoprototypefunctionalsolutionsforreal-world engineeringchallenges.

KITCOMPONENTS KITCOMPONENTS

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES LEARNINGOBJECTIVES

Attheendofthislesson,learnerswillbeableto:

CreateandverifyanOnshapeeducationaccount

Startasketchonaplaneanddrawaclosedshape

UsetheDimensiontooltocontrolasketch

UseExtrudetocreatea3Dobject

Viewyourmodelfromdifferentangles

VOCABULARY VOCABULARY

MATERIALS MATERIALS

A2Ddrawingmadeonaflatplane

Atoolthatgivesthicknesstoa2Dsketch

ComputerwithInternet

Onshapeisa3Dmodellingsoftwareweusetodesign objectsfor3Dprintingandlasercutting.InOnshape: WHATISONSHAPE? WHATISONSHAPE?

IIMPORTANTIDEA

Every3DmodelinOnshapestartsthesameway:

Iftheshapeisnotclosed,itcannotbecome3D. Sketch Extrude Inspect Dimension

CreateYourOnshapeAccount

1.Goto:

https://www.onshape.com/en/education/sign-up GETTINGSTARTED GETTINGSTARTED

2.Createafreeeducationaccount.

3.VerifyyouremailandlogintoOnshape.

CreateaNewDocument

1.ClickCreate → Document.

2.Nameyourdocument:Lesson1–Box.

Youarenowreadytomakeyourfirstmodel.

Plane(Choosewheretodraw)

1.ClickSketch.

2.SelecttheFrontPlane.

3.PressNtolookatthesketchstraighton

Youcannotdrawinemptyspace. Aplaneisyourdrawingsurface.

Sketch(Drawtheshape)

1.SelecttheRectangletool.

2.Drawarectangleontheplane.

Lookcarefully

Theinsideturnsblue.Thismeansthe shapeisclosedandcanbecome3D Thismeanstheshapeisclosed.

Dimension(Controlthesize)

PressDforDimension. Clickthebottomline → type40mm → Enter. Clickasideline → type30mm → Enter.

Thelinesturnblack.Blacklinesmeanyoursketchisfully definedandcannotmovebyaccident.

ConfirmtheSketch

Clickthegreencheckmark. Youhavefinishedapropersketch.

Extrude(Makeit3D)

Onlyfullydefined(black)sketchesshouldbeturnedinto3Dobjects

1.ClickExtrude.

2.Selecttherectangle.

3.Setdepthto10mm.

4.Clickthegreencheckmark.

Inspect(Checkyourwork)

Checkthattheboxlookscorrectfromallsidesbeforeprinting

Rotatethemodelwithyourmouse. Usetheorientationcubeinthetopright LookattheTop,Front,andRightviews.

TRYITYOURSELF TRYITYOURSELF

Changethesizeofyourbox:

Makethelength60mm.Whatchanges?Whatstaysthesame?

Maketheheight50mm.Whatchanges?Whatstaysthesame?

Makethedepth20mm Whatchanges?Whatstaysthesame?

IINTRODUCTION NTRODUCTION

Plantandanimalcellshavedifferent partsthathelpthemdodifferentjobs.In thisproject,youwilluseOnshapeto build3Dmodelsofbothcells.By comparingtheirstructures,youwill understandhoweachpartsupportsthe cell’sfunction.

AccessibleEducation forEveryLearner

Over250millionpeople globallylivewithvisual impairment

DesigningCellsYou CanTouch BuildingScience, BuildingBelonging

DEFINETHEPROBLEM

Avisuallyimpairedstudentneedsa betterwaytolearnplantandanimal cellstructures,butflatimagesarehard tounderstand.

Youwillbeengineers!

Youwilldesign3Dcellmodelsthatcan beexploredbytouchtomakelearning clearandinclusive.

Forvisuallyimpaired learners,touchreplaces sight,makingSTEMtruly accessible

MATERIALS MATERIALS

BUILDTHEMODEL

Step1.Insertan imageofthecell modelintoa separatesketch forreference.You canhideand unhidethis sketchas neededforbetter visibility.

Step2. Createanew sketchona planeand drawthe outlineofthe cellbody usingthe "Spline"tool.

Step3. Extrudethe baseofthe cell.

Step4.Createa newsketchon thefaceofthe cellanddrawthe internalparts. Notethat rounded componentsare drawnashalfa curveorhalfa circlebecause “Revolve”toolwill beusedtomodel them.

Step5.Create anoffsetplane abovethetop planetosketch thenucleus. Drawahalfcircleanda straightlineto serveastheaxis fortherevolve operation.

Step6.Usethe"Revolve"tool toformtheNucleus.Select thehalf-circleastheprofile andthestraightlineasthe axis.

Step7.Drawthe remainingorganellesas showninthesample solution.Usethe "Transform"tooltocopy andpositionrepetitive shapesintheirrequired locations.

Toplantheanimalcelldiagram,completethetablebelowtohighlightthe differencesbetweenanimalandplantcells:

Now,applyyourmodelingknowledgefromPart1tocreateamodelofthe animalcellnexttoyourplantcellmodel.

THISISWHEREYOUUSEYOUROWNTHINKING! THIS IS WHERE YOU USE YOUR OWN THINKING! AIConnection: ManyAImodelscanprovidebasicOnshapeinstructions.ConsiderusingAI toassistindesigningyouranimalcellmodelwithproperlyscaled componentsrelativetoyourplantcellmodel

TEST

Gobacktothe'MeasureYourSuccess'sectionandcheckthe boxes.Doesyourprojectmeetallthecriteriaandconstraints?

SHAREANDIMPROVE

Taketurnspresentingsolutionswithanotherteam.Recordthefeedbackyou receive.

PartnerFeedback

Design

Strengths

Suggested Improvements

MATHANDSCIENCECONNECTION

Astudentiscreating3DCADmodelsofaplantcellandananimalcellfortheir biologyproject.Theywanttocomparethesurfaceareatovolumeratioofthe twomodels.

Theplantcellmodelisacubewithasidelengthl=8centimeters,andtheanimal cellmodelisaspherewitharadiusr=6centimeters.

1.Writeexpressionstocalculatethesurfacearea(SA)andvolume(V)ofeach cellmodel.

2.Calculatethesurfaceareaandvolumeofbothmodels.

3.Determinethesurfaceareatovolumeratioforeachcellmodel.

4.Comparethesurfaceareatovolumeratiosoftheplantandanimalcell models.Whatcanthestudentconcludeabouttherelativeproportionsof surfaceareatovolumeforthetwotypesofcells?

5.Giventhefollowingsets:{r,SA},{l,r},{SA,V}

a.Whichsetcontainsonlynaturalnumbers?

b.Whichsetcontainsnonaturalnumbers?

SUSTAINABILITYINFOCUS

QualityEducation(SDG4)aimstoensurethatalllearnershaveaccessto effective,engaging,andinclusivelearningexperiencesthatbuildreal understanding Thisincludes:

1.Howdoesaneclipsemodelhelpyourschool?Circlethecorrect answer.

FEEDBACK FEEDBACK

Completethefollowingsentenceandpracticesayingtoyourfriends:

Showyourprojectto3friendsandcollectstickers!

1.Ibuilta

Trymodelingandprintingthesolutionyourself Ifyouhavetrouble,referto theimagesbelowforguidance.

SAMPLESOLUTION

Themodelrepresentsacellwithlysosomes,mitochondria,andotherorganelles.

Plantcellmodel
Animalcellmodel

HEARTMODELKEYCHAIN

INTRODUCTION

Theheartispartofthecirculatorysystem, pumpingbloodtodeliveroxygenandnutrients throughoutthebody.ItworkswithArteries,Veins, andCapillariestotransportbloodefficiently, ensuringcellsgetwhattheyneed.

Therightsidepumpsoxygen-poorbloodtothe lungsforoxygenation,whiletheleftsidesends oxygen-richbloodthroughoutthebody,delivering nutrientsandremovingwaste.

Doctorsuseheartmodelstoexplainprocedureslikecoronarybypasssurgery, whichcreatesanewrouteforbloodwhenarteriesareblocked Theseblockages areoftencausedbyplaquebuildupfromhighcholesterol,smoking,andpoor dietchoices,includingtoomuchfat,salt,andsugar.Physicalmodelshelp patientsunderstandtherisksandbenefits,supportinginformeddecisions.

Heartmodelsalsoassistbioengineersinstudyingheartstructuretodevelop organoids lab-grown(putitinonelinebecauseitisoneword)hearttissues fromstemcells.Asmallheartmodelonakeychaincanserveasadailyreminder toeathealthilyandexerciseforhearthealth.

DEFINETHEPROBLEM

Adoctorwantstocreate akeychainmodelofthe humanhearttogiveto herpatientsasa remindertoeathealthily andexercise.Canyou help?

MEASUREYOURSUCCESS

VOCABULARY

Reviewthefollowingvocabularytermsanddefinitionsthatyouwillencounter throughoutthischallenge.

DXF

Themajorbloodvesselthatcarriesoxygenatedblood fromthehearttotherestofthebody. Bloodvesselsthatcarrydeoxygenatedbloodfromthe bodybacktotheheart.

A2DvectorfilecommonlyusedinCAD. Atoolusedtoscale,rotate,andmoveasketch.

Aorta
Transform Veins

GETTINGSTARTED

Step1.LogintoyourOnshape account.

Step2.ClickCreate->Document

Step3.Namethefile”Project2: HeartModelKeychain”

BUILDTHEMODEL

Step4.Clickonthe“Top” planeuntilitturnsyellow, thenselect“Sketch”inthe upperleftcornertocreate anewsketchonthatplane.

Step5.Import theDXFfilefor theanatomical heartoutlineby searchingfor “InsertDXFor DWG”.

Then,Click"Import", uploadthe Heart _ outline.dxf file.Clickthefile, thenselectitand clickthegreen checkmarktoadd ittothesketch.

Step6.Zoomout usingatwo-finger scrolltoviewthe fulloutline.

Step7.Extrudetheheartoutlinetoa12.5"thickness.Thiswillbeadjustedwhen scaling.

Step8. Usethe"Transform"tooltoscaletheheartdownto0.02x.Ifthe Transformtoolisnotvisibleinthetoolbar,searchforitusing"Searchtools..." inthetoprightcorner.

Step9. ApplyanotherTransformtomovethe hearttotheoriginusingthe“TranslatebyXYZ” arrows.

Step10. Createanew sketchonthetop planeanddrawa4”by 3”ellipsearoundthe heartdesign.Usethe Dimensiontooltoset thesizebyselecting theellipse'srightand topedges

Step11. Extrudethe ellipsetoa0.3” thickness,ensuringit makesconnectswith theheartdesign.This ensurethe3Dprint willbeasinglepiece. Whenreadytoprint, exportthemodelas anSTLfile.

THISISWHEREYOUUSEYOUROWNTHINKING! THIS IS WHERE YOU USE YOUR OWN THINKING!

Createaholethroughtheaortaloopsforakeychainring.Checkyour keychainfrommultipleanglestoensureitturnedoutasintended.

TEST

Gobacktothe'MeasureYourSuccess'sectionandcheckthe boxes Doesyourprojectmeetallthecriteriaandconstraints?

SHAREANDIMPROVE

Taketurnspresentingsolutionswithanotherteam.Recordthefeedbackyou receive.

PartnerFeedback

Design Strengths Suggested Improvements

MATHANDSCIENCECONNECTION

1.Biomedicalengineerswanttocreateatableofmodelscalevaluesfordifferent heartmodelsizes.Helpthemfillinthevaluesusingfractions,decimals,and percentages.

2.Thevolumeintheleftandrightheartchambersincreasesbyapproximately 10%duringdiastole,whenthechambersfillwithblood,intheheartbeatcycle The volumeofanellipsoidcanbefoundwithusingequation:V=πab ,whereaisthe majoraxisandbistheminoraxis,assumingtheellipsoidissymmetric.

a.Findthenewvolumeoftheellipsoidswitha10%increase.

b.Ifthemajoraxis(a)remainsconstant,solvefortheminoraxis(b)thatwill yieldthenewvolume.

REFLECT

SUSTAINABILITYINFOCUS

GoodHealthandWell-Being(SDG3)aimstomakesurepeoplecanlive healthylivesandunderstandhowtotakecareoftheirbodies,bothphysically andmentally.Thisincludes:

Trymodelingandprintingthesolutionyourself.Ifyouhavetrouble,referto theimagebelowforguidance.

SAMPLESOLUTION

Theheartmodelkeychaindisplaystheanatomicalfeaturesofaheartand includesaholeforakeyring.

C E R T I F I C A T E O F I N N O V A T I O N C E R T I F I C A T E O F I N N O V A T I O N C E R T I F I C A T E O F I N N O V A T I O N C E R T I F I C A T E O F I N N O V A T I O N

I c a n B u i l d . I c a n C o d e . I c a n S h a r e . I a m a n I n n o v a t o r !

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