Total Time: 14h

June 8: Research

Project research and brainstormed possible project directions

Explored existing builds and creative ideas for inspiration

Listed potential themes: smart assistants, IoT builds, cars/drones

Time: 1 hr

June 9: PIP

Researched materials needed for the project

Checked hardware compatibility and integration possibilities

Compared components

Time: 2.5 hr

# June 11: Started to build the CAD MODEL

Had no idea how constraints worked, kept making sketches that looked fine but wouldn't extrude

Went through 2 design iterations because my first attempt was way too complicated

Modeling the potentiometer took forever

Found this macropad on Amazon that gave me good inspiration for the layout

used a macropad i found on amazon as a inspiration for the idea

Time: 7h

June 13: Finished CAD model

figured out assemblies and mate connectors

Added all the components and made sure dimensions were 1:1 with real parts

Had to fix some mounting holes that were slightly off

Learned about tolerances when 3d printing

Time: 3.5h