In addition to my skills with electronics and programming, I have considerable CAD training and experience. My GD&T and CAD training actually began while I was a freshman in high school (2005, Troy Athens High School) with a series of three year-long "Engineering" elective courses. We began with hand-drawn drafting, but were soon using AutoCAD for 3D modeling and eventually Inventor for more complex assemblies.
More recently (2016), I've taken separate drafting and AutoCAD courses through Oakland Community College (prior to my transfer to Macomb).
Beyond that, I have nearly 3 years professional experience doing both 2D and 3D CAD work (CATIA V5) at Managed Programs as an Engineering Technician. They also provided me with GD&T training, and sent me to a week-long CATIA V5 training course through Rand 3D.
At home, I use Fusion360 on a Personal license for personal projects. Mostly small, one-off components for the 3D printer.
Quick mock-up of an automated workstation I designed. The Operator simply loads clips into the retaining fixtures (which include sensors for detection), places the part on top, and presses a button. The system verifies that all clips are present and activates the pneumatic cylinder if so. Attached to the cylinder is a plate with various rubber bumpers to accommodate the geometry of the customers part. These bumpers then push the part down, thus securing the clips in place.
We have attached various safety devices during fabrication such as light curtains and safety shields, which are omitted from the model along with all electronics. Components from McMaster-Carr, AutomationDirect, and Piab. Made in Fusion360.
Small End-of-Arm tool for an overhead Cartesian-style (Gantry) robot attached to an automated injection mold press. Removes four parts from the press and loads them into a fixture for processing. Assembled in Fusion360. Components from Piab.
Below you'll find a simple EoA for a small 6-axis robot (UR3e, Universal Robots). While the robot has basic digital and analog I/O, what most excites me about these robots are the endless possibilities offered up by the RS-485 serial communication line to the EoA.
This is a machined ring I put together in Fusion360, and a basic drawing. I wanted to keep the drawing clean and simple, so I didn't go nuts on the details like threads, chamfers, and fillets.
Another generic part created in Fusion360. Again, I'm trying to keep the drawings uncluttered. Details such at fillets have been omitted.