This documentation (1st_assignment_jlab) is of the 1st class project. My idea was for a hybrid manual/CNC foam cutter. The cutter could create prototypes out of high-density foam stock based on a CAD model. Then the user could interact with the prototype physically and make changes by manually operating the hot wire cutter. Based on encoders in the handles, the computer could track changes made to the prototype and reflect these in the CAD model.