NAME:______/ DATE:______

Game Board

Plastics II

Design

Draw out four thumbnail ideas for your game board.

  • Include images, color schemes, all ideas

Create a Single idea sketch that is detailed with dimensions, game board theme, complete color schemes, image placement, and so on.

Check your design ideas with the instructor.

Wood Base

Ask your instructor for the prefabricated wood.

Cut your pieces, using a 45ºmiter joint, to 9” in length.

Using 100-280 grit, sand the faces and edges of the pieces. DO NOT sand the miter joint.

Next, Cut the base and lid piece out to 8 ¼” x 8 ¼”, using 1/8” Masonite.(Can use the laser engraver or the saws for this operation)

Sand the sides of the top and base and make sure to keep them square. DO NOT sand the face.

Dry fit your project together to make sure all the pieces fit.

If the all the pieces fit you are ready to assemble, paint, or engrave a design. (This step depends on your Project design) *Discuss with instructor.

Paint your lid. Set up an 8 ¼” x 8 ¼” layout in Microsoft PowerPoint or Adobe Illustrator and create a design you wish to engrave on the lid.

Engrave your lid.

Vector Cutting the Board Pieces

Pick out two colors of acrylic from the scrap bin that correlate to your game board design.

Set an adobe illustrator file that is the size of your scrap piece.

Create several 15/16” squares on the layout that have a cut line of .1.

If you plan on having a design rastered in on some of the pieces, place the image on some of your pieces as your design requires.

Cut the squares out and continue that process until you have 64 total pieces, 32 of each color.

To construct your game board, use contact cement and Mount all the cut pieces onto a piece of card stock.

When the board pieces are set you will then Polymer Coat your board to seal it. (Polymer coat is a 50-50 mixture of hardener and resin)

After 24 hours, you will be able to sand the bottom of the game board to remove unwanted drips.

Game Pieces

All game pieces will be designed in Autodesk Inventor.

Create a game piece folder in your Plastic 2 course folder.

The base of the pieces cannot be larger than 7/8”.

When all your pieces are designed and saved as an .ipt, you will also need to save them as an .stl for 3d Printing. (Go to file- save a copy as)

Once you have all your pieces saved as an .stl, let your instructor know so they can be 3d printed.

Create drawing files of all your game pieces. Have your drawings dimensioned with a completed title block.

Finally, see your instructor on how to color your game pieces.

Game Piece holder

You will create a vacuum formed insert to hold your game pieces and other scoring items such as a Pencil, pen, or notepad.

Molds can be handmade, vector cut, or 3d Printed.

SUBMISSION:

  1. Thumbnail sketches of design. (at least 4)
  2. Single Idea Sketch
  3. drawing files of all inventor game pieces.
  4. Final Game Board w/ game pieces

GRADING:

Original Ideas/Design (Thumbnail Sketches, Single Idea Sketch) ……….....10 pts

Inventor Drawing File ……………..………………………………...………...………....….15 pts

Cutting/Sanding/Assembling …………………………………………………………...……30 pts

Game Pieces …………………………………………………………………………………………20 pts

Final Project Appearance …………………………………………………………………...15 pts

Project management ………………………………………………………………….…..….. 10 pts ______

Total Points ……....100 pts

PLASTIC TECH II