Session 2
Today started with a quick review of flight, last week's class. Using a radio controlled A380 model, students answered questions about control surfaces, dynamics if flight and thrust.
The primary lesson for today was an intro to 3D drawing. The students began by representing basic objects as drawing. Each drawing had to provide enough information for the object to be duplicated.
After drawing on paper we transitioned to using 3D drawing software. Students worked in groups of threes or fours to freely explore Autodesk 123D, a piece of 3D drawing freeware. The software can be found at www.123dapp.com .
After some free exploration we covered creating 3D objects, folders and components, creating exact size objects and modifying the size and shapes of objects.
During session 3 students will Autodesk123D to design elevon connectors which will be printed for use on the airplanes they construct.
