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6 Charmed I’m Sure Design Brief

PLTW Engineering

Charmed, I’m Sure Design Brief

Client Individual Customer

Target General public

Consumer

Designer(s) Paulo Mena-Weber

Opportunity The company has an opportunity to improve brand loyalty. Using 3D printing
Statement technology, the company can quickly manufacture customized products based on
customer needs and deliver the products in a short time. It is proposed that we test the
process to design and manufacture personalized backpack charms (or luggage tags)
for individual customers. The proposed process includes:
1. Customer submits a description of the person for whom the charm will be
designed to include any characteristics they would like reflected in the charm
design.
2. A company designer generates three unique concepts for the charm design
(concept sketches).
3. The customer reviews and provides feedback on the designs.
4. The designer creates a final design proposal (multiview drawing).
5. The customer approves the design (signature required).
6. The final design is manufactured and delivered to the customer.

Design Design, build, and test a charm used for the personalization of luggage using the
Statement clients interests and making an object related to it.

Criteria 1. The design must include either a hole to accept a ball chain or other
attachment system
2. The charm must allow easy attachement to a backpack (or luggage).
3. An edge distance of at least 0.25 inches must be maintained between the
edge of the charm and any hole or slot.
Constraints 1. {Manufacturing Process} The charm (or luggage tag) will be manufactured
using an additive manufacturing process (3D printing).
2. [Material] The charm (or luggage tag) will be manufactured from PLA.
3. {Material} Due to limitations in production, the maximum volume of material is
2 in3.
4. [Time] A final design must be submitted for customer review by 11/01/23.
5. {Time} A 3D design file must be submitted by 11/02/23.
6. (Optional) A 3D printed model must be submitted by 11/03/23.

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Deliverable  Initial conceptual sketches – at least 3

s  A rough isometric sketch of the selected design idea
 A multiview drawing detailing the final design
 (Optional) A 3D-printed product
 Documentation of total material volume and print time for prototype

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