I feel like any chance I have to Sketch,
Design,
& Model
Is a chance I have to Imagine,
Inspire,
& Create.
Taking what is conjured up of hopeful thoughts, high ideals, & extraordinary vision and carrying it across the void that separates the budding thought from the sapling manifestation of it.
That is satisfaction.
We have the desire to create things. This desire drives us each to pick up certain hobbies, have certain goals, and develop certain characteristics. This is the same desire that drove me to study Mechanical Engineering.
And this summer, it became a little more real.
I was an intern at Telect, Inc. this summer, and I had PLENTY of opportunities to design. Usually I'd start with a sketch of what I was thinking, model it in 3D in SolidWorks, and then it would be shelved for future production. I actually got a call this summer with a question on a product I designed last summer. Some times it takes that long to get things into production.
Near the end of this summer, I was given the design project to create a machined plastic housing for a current sensor module and flex-circuit. I started with some sketches:
Then, the 3D modeling took some time, but I accomplished that as well. But this time, the parts were immediately put on order. The day came that they were to arrive, and I felt like a 5 year-old on Christmas morning! The boxes were brought to my desk, and I giddily opened them. I cannot describe the feeling I felt as I held in my hands something that I brought into this physical world that simply did not exist before. It was overwhelming.
They were just as I had pictured them in my head.
We all desire to create.
Not the creative type?? Think Again.
