| Date | Lecture | Project/Assignment | Hand-in |
|---|
| Week 1 |
Mon 10/20 |
Course overview.
Tour of IDeATe@Hunt. |
Software setup |
User info
User agreement |
|
| Wed 10/22 |
Introduction to SolidWorks, part 1. |
| Fri 10/31 |
Marlena office hours 12-2 |
| |
| Week 2 |
Mon 10/27 |
Introduction to SolidWorks, part 2.
Laser cutter intro.
Sample parts: StandA,
StandB. |
#1: Make a Spirograph |
| Wed 10/29 |
DXF file format. SolidWorks part 3. |
| Fri 10/31 |
Marlena office hours 12-2 |
| |
| Week 3 |
Mon 11/3 |
Reproducing the Pascaline: the first mechanical adding machine.
Video: How the Pascaline Works. |
#2. Tree Generator |
Spirograph due |
| Tue 11/4 |
Meg office hours 5:30-6:30 |
| Wed 11/5 |
SolidWorks in 3D: revolves, lofts, shell, and flex. |
#3. Pascaline Replica |
Pascaline partners due |
| Thu 11/6 |
Adam office hours 12:30-2:30 |
| |
| Week 4 |
Mon 11/10 |
Intro to the Cube.
In-class project: make a molecule. |
#4. Molecule design |
Trees due |
| Tue 11/11 |
Meg office hours 5:30-6:30 |
| Wed 11/12 |
Survey of additive manufacturing technologies (FDM/PJP, SLS, etc.)
Form 1 stereolithography printer.
Videos. |
| Thu 11/13 |
Adam office hours 12:30-2:30 |
| |
| Week 5 |
Mon 11/17 |
STL file format. Demo files. Slicing algorithms. |
#5. Company overview |
Molecules due |
| Tue 11/18 |
Meg office hours 5:30-6:30 |
| Wed 11/19 |
Printing exotic stuff: food, tissues/organs, prosthetics, houses. Multi-extruder printing.
Videos
Final project overview and idea generation. |
#6. Final project |
Three project ideas due. |
| Thu 11/20 |
Adam office hours 12:30-2:30 |
| |
| Week 6 |
Mon 11/24 |
Equations in SolidWorks |
|
Pascalines due. |
| Tue 11/25 |
Meg office hours 5:30-6:30 |
| Wed 11/26 |
Thanksgiving break. No class. |
| Thu 11/27 |
Thanksgiving break. No office hours. |
| |
| Week 7 |
Mon 12/1 |
Special guest lecture by Daniel Goncharov of Zego Robotics.
Design tricks for mechatronics and robotics.
Laser-Cut Enclosure Design: advice
from Adafruit Industries. |
|
Company overviews due |
| Tue 12/2 |
Meg office hours 5:30-6:30 |
| Wed 12/3 |
Final project showcase. |
| Thu 12/4 |
Adam office hours 12:30-2:30 |
| |
| Week 8 |
Mon 12/8 |
No class; work on final projects. |
| Tue 12/8 |
Meg office hours 5:30-6:30 |
| Wed 12/10 |
No class; work on final projects. |
|
Peer grading due |
| Fri 12/12 |
| |
Final projects due |