Syllabus: Rapid Prototyping Technologies

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DateLectureProject/AssignmentHand-in
Week 1    Mon 3/16 Course overview. Tour of IDeATe@Hunt. Software setup User info
User agreement
Wed 3/18 Introduction to SolidWorks, part 1. #1: Make a Spirograph
Thu 3/19 Adam's office hours: 4:30 - 5:30
 
Week 2 Mon 3/23 Meg's office hours 5:30 - 6:30
Introduction to SolidWorks, part 2. Laser cutter intro.
Sample parts: StandA, StandB.
Wed 3/25 Lecture: DXF file format. SolidWorks part 3. #2. Tree Generator Spirograph due
Thu 3/26 Adam's office hours: 4:30 - 5:30
 
Week 3 Mon 3/30 Meg's office hours 5:30 - 6:30
Reproducing the Pascaline: the first mechanical adding machine. Video: How the Pascaline Works.		 #3. Pascaline replica Pacaline partners due
Wed 4/1 Lecture: Working in 3D. SolidWorks part 4: revolves, lofts, shell, and flex. See these Flex Examples from SolidWorks online help. Trees due
Thu 4/2 Adam's office hours: 4:30 - 5:30
 
Week 4 Mon 4/6 Intro to the Cube. In-class project: make a molecule. #4. Molecule design
Wed 4/8 Lecture: Survey of additive manufacturing technologies. Videos. Form 1 stereolithography printer. Cube demo. Pascaline files due
Thu 4/9 Adam's office hours: 4:30 - 5:30
 
Week 5 Mon 4/13 Meg's office hours 5:30 - 6:30
Additive manufacturing technologies (continued).
STL file format. Slicing algorithms. STL demo files. 		Molecules due
Wed 4/15 Lecture: Printing exotic stuff: food, tissues/organs, prosthetics, houses. Multi-extruder printing. Videos
#5. Company profile Pascaline checkpoint
Thu 4/16 Adam's office hours: 4:30 - 5:30
Fri 4/17 Pascalines due
 
Week 6 Mon 4/20 Meg's office hours 5:30 - 6:30
Final project overview and idea generation.		 #6. Final project Three project ideas due.
Wed 4/22 Equations in SolidWorks Company profiles due
Thu 4/23 Adam's office hours: 4:30 - 5:30
 
Week 7 Mon 4/27 Meg's office hours 5:30 - 6:30
Special guest lecture: TBA.
Lecture: Design tricks for mechatronics and robotics.
Laser-Cut Enclosure Design: advice from Adafruit Industries.
Wed 4/29 Final project showcase
Thu 4/30 Adam's office hours: 4:30 - 5:30
 
Week 8 Mon 5/4 No lecture; final project help available during class time. Profile critiques due
Thu 5/7 Adam's office hours: 4:30 - 5:30
Fri 5/8 Final projects due

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