1. Presented By Nadiya Al-Samerai Kate Jordan Rebecca Watson Simon Page
2D Design
Presented By
Nadiya Al-Samerai
Kate Jordan
Rebecca Watson
Simon Page

2. Who Started 2D design...Didn’t everybody ?
The programme that schools use is called :
TechSoft UK Ltd was founded in the mid 1980s and has established itself as the market leading supplier of CAD and CAD/CAM systems (Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacture) to schools in the UK.

3. Designs to Inspire and Make
Now if everyone would grab a computer and Log in
Start
In programme search Put 2D Design:
Fingers crossed this brings a clear page

4. The Tool Kit
Tool’s Lines Circle's Arcs Shapes Bound fill * Text

5. Tool Kit continued… Dim Lines Construction points Contours Transform
Space
Vectorise * CCO
3D Effects

6. Still toolbox …
Clip Zoom Supports bitmaps

7. Features Of 2D Design 2D Design 2D Primary SolidWorks Visual Toolpath
3D Engrave / Virtual Modela
2D PCB
PhotoVCarve
VCarve

8. 2D PCB

9. 2D Design Activities

10. Tools For Snowflake Activity in 2D Design
Setup – Drawing - Layout
Select
Gridlock
Straight line
Zoom
Contour
Transform
Delete
Line colour
Grouping

11. One at a Time…
Straight line tool
Gridlock on
Grouping
Select all
Edit - Group

12. Transform Angle Number of repeats Centre of rotation
(Rotate the selected object)
If I only wanted 4 prongs, what is the angle of rotation? Number of repeats?
Angle
Number of repeats
Centre of rotation

13. Contour
Delete
Colour line

14. Useful Tools and Other Activities
Flip (left/right)
Copy
Orientation
Re-size
Rotate
Upside down
Move
Copy

15. Useful Tools and Other Activities
Text
Delete between two
intersections
Isometric

16. What next… Laser cutter Plotter cutter
Black/red: cutting/engraving lines
Most materials
Plotter cutter
Up to thick card

17. 3D Snowflake
Colour fill
Laminating
Stars – pentagon + line tool
Tessellation – wrapping paper

18. Cross-Curricular Applications
Science (Chemistry)
Crystalline structure
Rocks/minerals
Maths
Lines of symmetry/mirror symmetry
Pattern/repetition
Angles
Geometry/shapes
Geography
Weather
Art/Design
Jewellery, decorative body pieces

19. Pro’s and Con’s of Using 2D in Schools
Cheap to buy
Not industry standard
ICT Skills
No fancy tools
Cross curricular usages
Rely on computer to draw
Easy to use
Accessible

20. Quiz Name 3 tools used to create a snowflake in 2D design?
To make a five pronged snowflake what is the angle of rotation? Number of repeats?
Give two examples of cross-curricular applications of the snowflake activity.

21. Sources Mr. Waite DT YouTube Channel
TES 2D Tutorial
(Mr. Miller)
Insulin crystal image:
Snowflake image
3D snowflake design
Snowflake table topper
Paper snowflake

22. Packaging Why packaging? Why boxes? Can you think of examples?
Isometric – making a 3D object in 2 dimensions.
Maths – geometry, numeracy
Food Tech – practical usage
Graphics / Product design
Marketing/advertising

23. Tools
Gridlock on (1cm spacing default)
Line
Tab placements

24. Make your box
Print out net
Cut/glue

25. Usage & Extensions Pyramid net – Toblerone Rectangle net
Materials used to make the box -sustainable/recyclable boxes.
Egg box design
Toys – jack in the box

26. Further Possibilities of 2D Design

27. You can use your 2D design to print out onto special paper and transfer your image onto a T-shirt.

28. Techsoft.co.uk
Think of 2D design as your drawing board.
From here you can bring your design alive and move them into the real world.

29. Printroot.com
As demonstrated earlier, simple packaging nets can be formed and sent to be printed.

30. Tessellation.
This is where a single shape is fitted together and repeated many times. Used in the packaging process to reduce waste, thereby reducing costs and maximizing output.

31. Techsoft.co.uk
CAD/CAM Output
A key feature of 2D Design V2 is the high level of integration that has been built in between the output device and the drawing stages of design. When starting a drawing you will typically set your page size to suit the machine you will be using - at its simplest level this means that the design will ‘fit’ and you can position the job accurately on the work area, but there is more to it than that. Once set, all the particular features of that machine become available so, for example, you can add registration marks ready for print-and-cut using knife-cutting machines and you will see a dialog box to set up the rotary table for a LaserCAM. When ready to output to many CAD/CAM devices and all our Roland, Graphtec and LaserCAM machines, there is one simple machine-specific dialog box to deal with and no tedious post-processing to confuse matters.

32. Solid Works
Solid works is the 3D big brother of 2D Design. Aimed at Industry and Professionals. Able to do more detailed designs and test real world conditions so you get it right before you build it. Photorealistic renderings, automatic interference and collision detection make sure all parts fit together before you build a physical prototype thus reducing cost and speeding up the design process to market.

33. Soft32.com