Final CAD Design

 Final CAD Design

"Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way as best to accomplish a particular purpose." 

- Charles Eames

As the VOSCUU Novus Group continues the development of the Pet LED Reflective Collar with GPS and Hidden Camera, on the 4th of May, 2022, the team finally completed the computer-aided design. The computer-aided design process was led by the Technical Marketing Design Specialist, Chinonye who used the sample sketch previously developed and reviewed to create a 3D CAD. 

3D CAD, or three-dimensional computer-aided design, is a technology for design and technical documentation, which replaces manual drafting with an automated process. The design is an efficient way to communicate ideas used to create functional, virtual prototypes of 3D objects. The method is adopted by engineers, product developers, and designers and is preferred for its ability to dynamically create and modify every detail of a product, part, or assembly.

3D CAD software facilitates and automates other aspects of product engineering, such as simulation testing, drawing and drafting, manufacturing, data management, computer-generated animation, and more. These three-dimensional models can be used in simulation studies to predict how the object will respond to stress and environmental factors, they can be rendered to create photo-realistic images for use in sales and marketing materials, and/or detailed drawings can be sent to manufacturing for production (or, in the case of additive manufacturing, the CAD file can be sent directly to a 3D printer).

Traditionally, there are two main approaches to creating and modifying geometry in 3D CAD: history-based (also known as ordered or feature-based) modeling or direct modeling. In history-based modeling, the structure and order of features control how models react to changes or edits. This creates predictable results from edits on underlying feature sketches using precise dimension changes. Direct modeling doesn’t maintain a history of features or record how a model is built. There are no sketches driving the features that make up the product. Editing is done by simply selecting what you want to change and changing it. In this project, the history-based modeling was adopted as the sketch that determined all features had initially been drawn and reviewed.

The CAD Design was done using Fusion 360. Fusion 360 is a cloud-based 3D modeling, CAD, CAM, CAE, and PCB software platform for product design and manufacturing. Design and engineer products to ensure aesthetics, form, fit, and function.

The final CAD design of the product is shown below.

Figure 1: Front View

Figure 2: Rear View

Figure 3: Side View

The team also proceeds to the final week of the market survey. The market survey is very critical and would be the basis for both the pricing and other customer-related factors.

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