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Cory Torppa      Kalama High School   Kalama, WA

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11x8.5 Layout tutorial  (cabinet and cutting list):

 Border & Title area, Picture images, Exploded cabinet, Revision cloud, Leaders.     

Download and Open the following…

Ferris Wheel Dimensions…

Pete's Part Holding Fixture 1-page download…

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                     You will be accessing the latest updated v6 Training Manual 'on-line'.…

What is the best tripod? This is a common question in the world of photography. However, answering this question is a wee bit difficult. This is because every nature photographers have their own unique needs and specifications. Therefore, the best nature photography tripod depends on your personal requirements.

Product photography,…

Here is a kitchen renovation project that uses Rhino to develop and communicate the design options to the client. After nearly eleven interactions, the design, colors and materials were decided upon.

The project was due to begin and late October 2019 and be finished by the first week in December. In-stock cabinets from Home Depot were used to keep the project on budget and schedule.

I, along with Bob Koll and Pete Sorenson believe this could be a great project for high school…

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CNC Router Letter-Block pdf…

As my students do more and more plasma cut signs, and as those signs get more and more complicated, I found that I needed to give them some tools to help them troubleshoot potential issues with their files before we actually cut them.  This is the process that I have them use to check for cut-readiness prior to submitting their files to me.

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Grasshopper Laser-Cut Lamp download …

I put this quick tutorial together for my kids to work on modeling and rendering water bottles that we engrave for customer.

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Tutorial Step-by-Step…

Stencil font for Mac:  Double-Click to download STENCIL.TTF   

Copy the 'STENCIL.TTF' file to your Mac.   Place…

   Kyle's Modeling a lock from a sketch

 Encourage your students with sketching ability to…

    Exercise Pdf:                             Models & Files:

   Exercise 2-1.pdf                                   …

This is a unit project I put together for some of my second-year students.  Our focus is on modeling, designing, & rendering custom & personalized projects that will be fabricated and sold through our high school's Fabrication and Design Club.  There are links to the various individual lessons in this overview document.

This project was partially inspired by, and incorporates Pete's Paper Box project:…

Excellent example of a well-written design brief.  Output = 3d printed project…

This is a quick, simple little project I altered from one a friend does.  It's good for teaching some simple principles of working with 3D objects, using the various viewports, and great for having a discussion at the 3D printer about the best way to orient a model to minimize support.

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I moved on to creating a living hinge box, something I hadn't done before.  The picture below is the result.  I included both a front and back side view.  This time I downloaded a free file from: https://3axis.co/laser-cut/box/.  I just modified it from there. 

I did have a little bit of…