I'm Stuck Again... :(

So I drew the tabs that will be used, but when I went to create corner seams, they wouldn't work and I couldn't find out why. They are new solids and are not drawn on the original face.

I can't get them connected and I don't know how to fix it, so I didn't want to start adding the holes for it before getting this problem fixed. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Fleshing Out Ideas

I started fleshing out the design that we'd be creating by drawing it in different angles to get a better sense of how the vehicle looks.

SMV: Refined Prototype

For the refined prototype, I went with the design that I liked the best from the paper prototypes. I measured out the cuts more, so they are each .5 inches and the top bands are .7 inches. I also cut out flaps for easier attachment and that worked out much better than overlapping strips.

SMV: Paper Prototypes

For the Sheet Metal Vessel Paper Prototypes, I had two general themes. Thin, ornamental style cuts and then box-like shapes.

These aren't all of the prototypes that I made, but these were the ones that I thought were the most successful. I

I really liked the look of this one in particular, and I think the design could transfer over to metal decently.

Paper Construction Practice

For the Paper Construction practice, I decided to try and make the star because I liked how it looked. I had troubles with getting the glue to hold the piece together, so I ended up taping the flaps down instead to try and keep it held together better.

Thingiverse

Thingiverse Entry

The most helpful feedback that I got from my peers was about how to form the top, rounded end of the screwdriver. Another student had a similar problem, and we went about it a fairly similar way, but there were a few differences in the plane and extruding process. I did multiple layers of planes to try and gradually round and then added a fillet, and they used less planes and smaller circles with a fillet to make a rounded top. Both of us attempted creating a revolve for the top, but neither of us achieved the desired outcome with that method.

Car Modeling #1

We decided to do some design sketches as our first step of the modeling process to get some different ideas of what we could model. 

I decided to try a more angular car, rather than a heavily rounded one, since I think working with geometric shapes would be easier in Inventor.