This challenge will require you to develop your very own license plate for your robot. This design will be printed out, so make sure you make it your own and do something special. Below are all the steps you need to create the clip, design your plate, and submit it to us so we can print it.
If you need help getting on to Onshape, make sure you use this page Onshape Onboarding Tutorial and CAD intro with Onshape to get started.
After you create your document the first thing you’re going to want to do is make your clip design. But first are a few things to note:
Ensure the front face (one with the text, opposite to the clip) is completely flat and all text/features are embossed into the surface (use Extrude → Remove) and not protruding from the surface. It needs to be like this for 3D printing as we will use an FDM (Fused Deposition Modelling) printer, which constructs models by layering thin layers of plastic (0.2mm is a standard layer height) one after another. When using FDM (Fused Deposition Modelling) printers, it’s usually best to choose the “bottom” or the side that is against the build plate to be the flattest side or the side that reduces overhang the most. In our case, the front face is both the flattest side and reduces the overhang almost to none.
Below are some example license plates. Note how the letters are etched into the front face of the plate, as this results in the least amount of overhang and a much better result.
<aside> 💡 NOTE: When you are designing your licences plate be creative, use shapes, images and a variety of textures to make a design that stands out. If you have any doubts simply ask one of the club execs to help, as long as it meets the below constraints you will be fine.
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