Week 3

Week 3
To start off week 3, the group sat down together and learned Solidworks, a 3D modeling program, in which the group had no prior knowledge with. Learning the new program brought some challenges to the group but before the end of the week the group had a decent understanding of how the program worked. After learning Solidworks, members redesigned and improved drawings by taking them from Inventor and redesigning them in Solidworks. During the meeting with Dr. Tan, the group showed him drawings and received a suggestion. That suggestion was to begin finite element analysis of each part to assist in the removal of weight by ensuring that the overall structural integrity of the part will not be harmed.