Pictured above is the final rendering of a month-long “personal project” from my junior year in high school. In the beginning of my junior year, I started a CATIA V6 cadding course through my school. We began learning basics, like sketching, padding, intruding, and rotating. After some time of learning this by going through tutorials, we were given the opportunity to create whatever we wanted. I wanted to create something fun but also challenging for our skill level, so I decided to make a replica of a Lego mini-figure. Referencing several online schematics, the figure is very close to the exact dimensions of an an actual lego. Its hands, arms, and head were all created separately and then assembled in CATIA. This project is definitely one of my favorites even though looking up information about dimensions and assembly functions provided a large learning curve.
This project is significant to me because I believe it shows my willingness to work hard and learn new things for a project with high goals. Although the figure is simple is CAD terms, it was a meticulous (yet enjoyable) process for me. This project also represents me because I enjoy creating physical projects, and seeing the form of the figure coming to life before me was an exciting endevour. Being able to actually 3-D print the figure was also wonderful because I was able to teach my peers more about 3-D printing and how it works.