For the router project, I first made a maze in inventor with .25 inch channels and a .25 border. I exported this project to Fusion 360 where I selected the origin and the x, y, and z coordinates and then selected the tool path of the maze. After doing this, I then selected the outside of the maze and had the tool go around the outside of the maze too. Then, after noting that the simulation showed the maze cutting correctly, I exported the G code on a flash drive and went to use the machine. In order to use the machine, I placed the piece of foam on the edge of the elevated section of the maze with double sided sticky tape so that the foam was securely placed. Then, in order to control the router, I used the x, y, and z controls to move the bit to the corner of the foam (I did this by using the controls seen in figure one). Then, after the bit was right on the corner, I zeroed the bit and started the router.
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I learned how to use Fusion 360 during this project; while the widget helped me expand that knowledge, this project introduced this program to me. I also learned about x, y, and z coordinates; I've always thought of y as the "up and down" direction, so realign my thought process to think of coordinates in three dimensions was something that continually threw me, but eventually was one of the few things I no longer needed my notes for (though I still often mixed up the x and y coordinates when I did not have my notes). I never knew what G Code was before this project, but now I realize how much there is in order for the router to cut out the maze.