Documentation - The project we were assigned was very straightforward so there wasn't much area for personal ideas. We were given a design sheet for what the Brake Bracket was going to look like and I just followed the steps on the sheet to complete the project. The project was also done in Fusion 360 with basically the same step by step sheet except with a few changes which made the process a lot smoother.
Drawings
Completion of the Project - After opening Inventor and going to the xy plane I began to sketch my shape. I first drew a rectangle and then circles inside of it to get the round edges that I needed for the shape of the brake bracket. After trimming out the unnecessary parts I then extruded that to get the basic outline for the brake bracket. Next, I drew circles in the new object then extruded inward and outward at the necessary positions. Again, I followed the same sheet that was given to us for the maze though the one difference was that I had to change the paths and the spindle speed of the drill bit. I once again saved the project as a g code onto my flash drive. I then went down to the mill and opened up my brake bracket on the software. I had to adjust the the jog pad with the left corner of my of my piece that I would cut out for my brake bracket. Finally, I zeroed the mill and erased the other settings, I click the green play button. However, I had to keep my finger on the space bar so that in case of any wrongdoing I could stop what going on. Thankfully, I had none of that happening and once the brake bracket was done the last procedure was to do what I had already done with my maze and that was engrave my name on it. I used the same file I had before with my maze and I was able to engrave my name quite efficiently.
Fusion 360/Inventor screenshots
Mill set up/Finished Brake Bracket
Summary - Although I did learn how to learn a new machine, what really made this project successful was my prior knowledge from the maze. Basically the steps to complete were very alike aside from a few details and the steps that were different weren't too challenging to figure them out. Though I would say that the setup on the mill was at times very difficult to figure out versus with the router where it was very straightforward. The project was interesting with the fact of there being a connection to the real world and how we may see this in our everyday lives, and it also helped me to strengthen my knowledge with Inventor and Fusion 360 for projects to come. Overall, this was a very fun while challenging project and I am looking forward to beginning my final project.