🌿Work on Dino🌿
🌿Work on Dino🌿
🪷 Assignment Status
// 🪷 STUDY NOOK STATUS STATION
const filePath = dv.current().file.path;
const options = [
{ name: "Not started", emoji: "🌱" },
{ name: "In progress", emoji: "☕" },
{ name: "Done", emoji: "🌸" }
];
let currentStatus = String(
dv.current().status ?? "Not started"
);
const station = dv.container.createDiv();
station.style.margin = "16px 0 28px";
station.createEl("p", {
text: "How is this assignment coming along?"
});
const buttons = station.createDiv();
buttons.style.display = "flex";
buttons.style.flexWrap = "wrap";
buttons.style.gap = "10px";
const controls = [];
function refreshButtons() {
for (const control of controls) {
const selected = control.name === currentStatus;
control.button.style.background = selected
? "var(--interactive-accent)"
: "var(--background-secondary)";
control.button.style.color = selected
? "var(--text-on-accent)"
: "var(--text-normal)";
control.button.style.border = selected
? "2px solid var(--interactive-accent)"
: "1px solid var(--background-modifier-border)";
control.button.style.fontWeight = selected
? "600" : "400";
control.button.setAttribute(
"aria-pressed", String(selected)
);
}
}
for (const option of options) {
const button = buttons.createEl("button", {
text: option.emoji + " " + option.name
});
button.style.borderRadius = "12px";
button.style.padding = "10px 16px";
button.style.cursor = "pointer";
button.style.flex = "1 1 120px";
controls.push({
name: option.name, button
});
button.addEventListener("click", async () => {
if (currentStatus === option.name) return;
const previousStatus = currentStatus;
currentStatus = option.name;
controls.forEach(c => c.button.disabled = true);
refreshButtons();
try {
const file = app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(filePath);
if (!file) {
throw new Error("Assignment file not found.");
}
await app.fileManager.processFrontMatter(
file,
fm => { fm.status = option.name; }
);
new Notice(
"🌿 Status updated: " + option.name
);
} catch (error) {
currentStatus = previousStatus;
refreshButtons();
new Notice("Could not update status.");
console.error(error);
} finally {
controls.forEach(c => c.button.disabled = false);
}
});
}
refreshButtons();
🌱 Next step
- Downsize parts
- Change materials
📖 Work notes
- What needs to be submitted?
- Submission location:
- Instructions / rubric link:
🪷 Notes
- Change wood dowel to steel: 1/2 to 1/4
- Change throwing arm to 2x2
Wednesday's game plan
1:15–4:00 PM
Class, commute, and reset
No CAD required. Eat, rest, and get home.
4:00–5:15 PM
🪻 Finish the ramp
Measure, model, and mate the ramp surface. Add basic sidewalls.
5:15–5:30 PM
☕ Break
Get away from SolidWorks for a few minutes.
5:30–6:15 PM
⚙️ Mounting system
Add the base pegs and secure the ramp support conceptually.
6:15–7:00 PM
🌸 Dinner and reset
Eat and recharge before documentation.
7:00–8:00 PM
📐 Final assembly check
Verify cup clearance, size, stability, weight, and materials.
8:00–9:15 PM
📜 Drawings and cut list
Dimension critical parts and prepare your fabrication documentation.
9:15–9:25 PM
☕ Short break
Water, stretch, and reset.
9:25–10:15 PM
🗂️ Instructions and export
Assembly guide, PDFs, reference files, and submission check.
10:15–10:30 PM
✅ Final upload
Submit the deliverables and verify they actually open. Before leaving [ ] Save the latest Catapult on platform assembly [ ] Make sure the catapult parts and platform references are saved
Ramp design [ ] Set the cup in its upright loading position [ ] Measure the support-to-cup distance and required slope [ ] Model the ramp surface [ ] Add sidewalls and a wider nugget-catching inlet [ ] Position ramp and check the arm's entire swing path
Mounting and validation [ ] Add locating pins or approved removable fasteners to catapult base [ ] Add a stable foot and mounting pins to the 10-inch ramp support [ ] Check platform-hole alignment and attachment stability [ ] Check 12 × 12 × 12-inch envelope, weight and $20 material budget
Documentation and submission [ ] Prepare dimensioned part drawings [ ] Create a cut list and bill of materials [ ] Write assembly and mounting instructions [ ] Export required drawing PDFs and fabrication files [ ] Check file references and submit to Google Drive / Canvas
💚 Completion checklist
- Start the assignment ✅ 2026-10-27
- Complete the main work
- Check answers / review instructions
- Submit assignment
🪻Planning
- Work session scheduled for:
- Estimated time (minutes): 150
- Questions to ask:
🌸 Wrap-up
- Actual time spent:
- What I learned:
- Follow-up / review needed: