This document outlines the objectives and instructions for a Year 8 CAD toy project. The project aims to improve CAD/CAM skills and develop an understanding of plastics and packaging. Students will design and laser cut an acrylic toy with moving parts from a 2D template. They will also design a packaging box and create assembly instructions. The document provides guidance on sketching ideas, drawing designs in 2D Design software, laser cutting, and presenting work for assessment.

1. Year 8 CAD Toy Project
Project objectives
Improve knowledge and skills relating to CAD / CAM
Develop understanding of plastics – acrylic and PVC.
Develop understanding regarding why we package products
Develop understanding of movement and cams learnt in Y7

2. Learning Objective 1 – Develop a clearer understanding as to how and
why we package products? Practical design and manufacture a box
made from two pieces of A5 card.
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P rotection
Inform
Contain
Transport
Preserve
Display If this is your box what 7 pieces of information will
You put on your box and where?
1 -
barcode
here.
Finish drawing the box, find the images, re
size them and make your box.
Use this mnemonic to
help you remember

3. Learning objective 2 - To learn the benefits of
sketching, modelling and drawing using CAD / CAM
• Sketch ideas for the acrylic toy – use the planning sheet to
help you get your idea the right size and shape before drawing
the design on 2D Design
Cut the template out.
Transfer it onto card.
Is it right?
Alter until you get it the
correct size – stick the
models onto your A3
design sheet and explain
what you have done and
why.
Use the advice on the
front of your assessment
sheet to make sure that
you get maximum
marks.

4. Learning Objective 3 - Transferring your design onto Techsoft 2D
Design
1. With 2D Design on the
page Open a file
2. Go to Common File
3. Design Technology
4. Mr Wood Y8 CAD Toy and
click on the Template
with 2D Design.
Use the curvy line drawing
tool to draw your design onto
the template.
Change all lines to be cut out
to red.
Engraved lines to blue.
Save your work on the USB
drive in the correct folder.
Laser it out in card and then
acrylic.

5. Top Tips
Adding dimensions
Group your
drawings so you can
move them easily
around the page.
DIM
LINES
Select – turn the drawing purple – edit - group
When cutting out of acrylic set
your drawing on the page
exactly where it needs to be
cut out before you go to the
laser.
Save your work on separate
pages if doing different
colours.

6. Make sure that you have done the 6 tasks explaining your design ideas – task 2.
Stick your card model down onto your design page.
Colour them in in the colours you want the acrylic to be.
Add dimensions to your drawings.
Explain how the toy will fit together.
Explain why you like or dislike your design.
If you alter the design – what will / have you altered and why?
Wet and dry the edges of the acrylic – remember
No laser marks on your toys head, body and tail with two working parts = A5a or 5b
Cut dowel pegs to 17mm long and assemble your toy.
Produce your Stika work
The menu of independent work learning objectives for today
includes…. Keep busy!

7. Assembly Instructions
• Your task is to produce a set of assembly
instructions for your toy.
• Look at the example in the folder to get you
started.
• What could you do to improve it?
• Look at the IKEA examples and then think how
best you could present it.
• What size does it need to be?
Task learning objective to develop drawing presentational skills and analysing existing designs

8. You could do it like this…….
X x
X 4
15mm
Or would it be better step by step?

9. The menu of independent work learning objectives
for today includes…. Keep busy!
1. Print off your cad drawings and stick onto your design sheet 2 – explain as much as you
can about what you have done.
2. Complete your instructions and photocopy a copy to stick onto your design sheet 2.
3. Look at your box could you improve it by adding a photograph of your finished toy?
4. Make sure that you have done the 6 tasks explaining your design ideas – task 2.
5. No laser marks on your toys head, body and tail with two working parts = 5a or 5b
6. Stika evident?
7. Good then you have finished hand your folder to Mr Wood and get your final grade.
Well done !
8. I am learning work finished.
9. See Mr Wood about the wood skills task.