For the cat pen I need to make some windows and doors along with a screen for the porch. I unfortunately was not able to fully design this for a multitude of reasons but I was able to design it on paper and know the exact steps I will be taking. For the windows I will be creating the frame of the windows without the glass. I will then create glass that is the exact size to fit into the frame and put them together in an assembly file along with the cat pen. I have the sizes of the windows planned out and I have already cut out the spaces for them to go.
For the door I am going to add one leading to the porch and another leading to the inside of the house. I am not sure yet where these will go so I will have to cut and place them another day. As for the door I am not sure what kind of design to use or how to assemble it. I do not know if the intent is to have the user open the door and make it a moving part with hinges. If that’s not the case then I feel it is best to leave the door off.
For the screen I need to do more research on how to get a screen since it is not a preset material in the program. Once I figure that out I will be able to figure out how to place it on the porch.
I only have pictures of my design process at this time. I changed the dimensions of my last structure from Millimeters to Meters and cut out the planned spaces for the windows and doors. I save my files to google drive every time I update it but I spent about 45 minutes trying to not only get solidwork to open on the school desktops, since my computer is unable to use solidworks, but I tried to download my already made file and it would not allow me to. I am confident that since I have the design and process figured out it should not take me long and I am more than able to continue improving my structure for next weeks assignment.
Picture of my design process:
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