Introduction: MLAB | 3D PRINTED COOKIE CUTTER INSPIRED BY LEGO MOVIE 2

Atomic number 3 vast fans of the LEGO Movie, we welcome to make up a project that celebrated one of our new favorite LEGO Movie characters, General Mayhem, using CAD (Computing machine Aided Design) and our 3D Printer to create some melodious mayhem of our rattling own.

We decided to make Indiscriminate Havoc Shortbread Cookies by creating a 3D Printed Cookie Cutter. Follow these simple steps to create your own 3D Printed General Mayhem Cookie Cutter elysian aside the Lego set Movie 2. Check out the mLab Episode VII: 'General Mayhem Shortbread Cookies'. #EverythingIsAwesome

Step 1: Introduction to CAD

In this Step-past-Step, we will show you how to make a 3D model of a Cookie Ship's boat inspired by the graphic symbol Miscellaneous Mayhem from the LEGO Movie 2 flic. In order to create our 3D model, we will use Autodesk Sketch block and Autodesk Fusion 360. Autodesk Sketchbook, is a software application that allows for you to transform your drawings into a extremity format on a wide miscellany of devices (i.e. your computing machine, iOS and Android Device, and even your Fire Tablet). The second software application program we are using, Autodesk Fusion 360, is a 3D aim or CAD software that allows for you to transform your ideas into 3D models simply using your figurer. As an added bonus, both software applications are free to use!

Right away, if the term "CAD" sounds unfamiliar to you, don't fear. Bounder stands for Computer-Aided Design. It is a type of software that allows for us to build 3D objects using our information processing system. Once we are finished with our Fusion 360 CAD model, we canful export the model to a 3D Pressman, a machine that uses materials such as plastic in Order to print physical objects. If you don't have access to a 3D Printing machine, you can too order a 3D publish from VooDoo Manufacturing or explore your local resources to 3D Print your CAD Model (For Example; your local school or library).

Careless of what you decide to do with your CAD Model, the most important ill-trea is to get rolling. Soh...Let's Aim Started!

Step 2: Sketch General Mayhem's Wings

In order to begin, we need to pick a component of Undiversified Mayhem that we would like to 'cooky-fy' using our 3D Written Cookie Cutter. Hence, we decided to read a quick look at the LEGO Movie 2 Trailer. Enjoy.

Based on the LEGO Movie 2 Trailer, we decided to design a Cookie Cutter inspired by Unspecific Mayhem's Wings.

Bestowed we aren't artists, we want to make a Sketch of General Mayhem's Wings to serve as a Canvas for our Hound Pattern. Just like an Artist would use a Canvas to implement their masterpiece, we will do the Sami with our Sketch.

Now, to create our Sketch of General Mayhem's Wings, we used the Autodesk Sketchbook App connected our iPad in order to trace over an image of General Mayhem to obtain an precis of her wings (shown in the video below). You can also use Autodesk Sketchbook on your Call, Fire Pad, Computer (extremely recommend either a Touchscreen Computer or use a Wacom Tablet or Member Pill accessory) to create a member Cartoon of General Mayhem's Wings.

If you prefer many traditional methods, you can use handed-down pen and paper in order to outline General Havoc's Wings, snap a picture, and use the image as a Canvas likewise for your CAD Model.


Although we like a little havoc, we also understand if you would prefer to just jump heterosexual person into creating a CAD Model of General Havoc's Wings in Fusion 360.

So...we've included our Schema of General Havoc's Wings as a Download Under [you're welcome. ;)];

General Mayhem's Wings Outline Autodesk Sketchbook

Footfall 3: Import Outline Into Dog Software

Subsequently developing our Sketch of Unspecialized Havoc's Wings, we can now transform our Sketch into a CAD Model using Autodesk Fusion 360.

In Fusion 360, we are going to import our Sketch from Autodesk Sketch pad using the 'Sneak in Canvas' Puppet in the Upper Toolbar on the Fusion 360 Workplane as shown below;

At one time we have our Sketch imported into Fusion 360, we can begin creating a 2D Schema of Generic Mayhem's Wings using Fusion 360's 'Sketch Tool'.

Using the Sketch Puppet, we will first usage the 'Line Tool around' to tincture the even components of General Mayhem's Wings.

Next, we will use the 'Electric discharge Tool' in Order to trace the rounded edges and half arcs of General Mayhem's Wings systematic to complete the basic outline.

Finally, we need to use the 'Circle Tool' systematic to double-dyed tracing the midriff of General Mayhem's Wings to complete our 2D Delineate.

Continue using the various Sketch Tools above until you complete your 2D Lineation of Undiversified Mayhem's Wings.

Step 4: Transmute Your Model From 2D to 3D

At this point, we have a 2D Outline of General Havoc's Wings.

Pro Tip: If you privation to make a Cookie Cutter that will leave an depression on Unspecialized Havoc's Wings equally substantially as cut them out, create another Sketch and sole trace the edges of General Havoc's Wings we privation to withdraw as the Shortbread Cookie Shape.

Now, we need to transform General Mayhem's Wings from a 2D Outline into a 3D Model.

First, we need to 'Stop Sketch' in the Right-Hand Toolbar ready to complete our Sketch.

Close, we need to 'extrude' or root the Sketch from a acicular 2D Model to a 3D Sit using the 'Extrude' Tool in the Upper Toolbar;

Given we want our General Havoc Cookie Pinnace to cut the abut of Imprecise Mayhem's Wings, we want to extrude her wings at a superlative greater than the intrinsical parts of her wing. Systematic to do so, we need to use the 'Extrude' Tool and so the 'Shell' Tool in the Upper Toolbar to make the outer start of the Cookie Cutter;

For the intimate parts of General Havoc's Wings, we want them to leave a pianissimo assai imprint on our Shortbread Cookie Shekels like a typical Cookie Stamp. Thus, we want to only if partially extrude the inner parts of Generalised Havoc's Wings;

Sense free to fool around with General Havoc's Wings until you get a 3D Model that looks too perfect non to bring back life in Cookie Cutter form.

Now, we have a CAD Model of our General Mayhem Cookie Cutter for us to send to a 3D Printer.

Maltreat 5: Send Your CAD Model to 3D Printer

If you have access to a 3D Printer;

Congratulations! You can make your Unspecific Mayhem Cooky Cutter Blackguard Model into reality.

If not, you can have your CAD Mock up written at your local school, library, or maker-space with public entree to a 3D Printer operating theatre you rump order online and have IT shipped to your house through VooDoo Manufacturing.

How suffice you exportation your CAD Model for 3D Printing process? It's simple.

In Fusion 360, you can go to the upper Right Hand Recess of the Superior Toolbar and Export your CAD Model as a .STL Lodge or 'Send to a 3D Printer' which you can upload to the 3D Printing Software which corresponds to your specific 3D Printer. For example, we are victimization a Dremel 3D20 3D Pressman, so we will be using Dremel DigiLab.

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If .STL sounds a wish an alien initialize, wear't scare just yet. STL files are a very popular file format for 3D or Hound Models and its similar to exportation a Document As a Microsoft Word (.doc) or PDF format (.pdf).Once you upload the .STL File to your 3D Printing Software, the software will transform your CAD model into a language that machines, particularly 3D Printers, can sympathise.

So, systematic to recapitulation:

.STL = Language for 3D Modeling and Impression Software

.gCode = Language for 3D Printers to understand CAD Models

In our case, we utilized Dremel DigiLab, which allows for you to upload .STL files and convert the file into the .gCode that corresponds to our Dremel 3D20 3D Printing machine.

Step 6: Prepare Your Shortbread cookie Cookie Boodle

Finally, we induce our 3D Written General Havoc cookie cutter, we pot get started making our shortbread cookie dough.

For our shortbread cookie cookies, we used a shortbread cookie cookie formula past Rosanna Pansino and tweaked to suit our needs:

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 2¼ cups general flour
  • ¼ cup cornstarch
  • ½ teaspoon saltiness
  • ¾ cupful butter
  • 2 egg yolks
  • ¼ cup cream off
  • 1 teaspoonful flavourer extract

Equipment

  • 2 tumid mixing lawn bowling
  • whisk
  • spatula
  • rolling pin
  • cookie baking bed sheet
  • hand mixer (nonmandatory)

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, mix together egg yolks, cream and vanilla extract.
  2. In a separate bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, cornstarch and salt until healthy combined.
  3. Use a whisk or mitt sociable to combine butter with dry ingredients until breakable.
  4. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder sprinkled ingredients until dough forms.
  5. Refrigerate dough for 1 hour.
  6. Roll the dough to ¼-inch thickness
  7. Sprinkle a little flour on your General Mayhem cookie cutter and firm adjure biscuit cutting tool into clams.
  8. Gently lift the cookie cutter to unveil General Havoc cookie dough.
  9. Place General Mayhem's shortbread cooky sugar wings on a hot sheet.
  10. Place cookies on a baking sheet and freeze for 10 minutes (to hold their shape while baking)
  11. Bake at 350℉ for 8–10 minutes or until golden brown.

After a trifle solitaire, we have a little something to celebrate;

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Step 7: Create Your General Mayhem Shortbread Army

IT's been a long journey, but you've created your possess General Mayhem Shortbread cookie Cookie USA.

When IT comes to your National Havoc Shortbread Cooky, information technology's very important to customize information technology in order to make it your rattling own.

Atomic number 3 you have seen hitherto, Autodesk Fusion 360 allows you to make quite advanced CAD Models using a variety of Sketching Tools and Techniques. However, you prat take this a step further away customizing your Biscuit.

For example, if you neediness to take your Pandemic Havoc Cookies to the close storey, stress different cookie dough recipes (Chocolate Chip or Peanut Butter) and even decorating your General Mayhem Cookie victimisation Royal Icing, Jimmies, Comestible Glitter, and Sir Thomas More. Some you decide to coiffe, simply #BuildMakeLearn.

Plus, father't leave to share snapshots of your creations with us on Social Media using the Hashtags - #MakeAnything #LEGOMovie2 #mLabBuilds.

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