Syllabus: Rapid Prototyping Technologies

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DateLectureOffice Hours Project/AssignmentHand-in
Week 1    Mon 3/14 Course overview.
Computer login. Tour of IDeATe@Hunt.
Software setup User info
User agreement
Wed 3/16 Introduction to SolidWorks, part 1. #1: Make a Spirograph Sign up: fire extinguisher training
 
Week 2 Mon 3/21 Introduction to SolidWorks, part 2.
Laser cutter intro.
Sample part: StandPiece.SLDPRT
Adam
5:30 - 6:30
Wed 3/23 Lecture: DXF file format.
SolidWorks part 3.
Meg
5:30 - 6:30
#2. Tree Generator Spirograph due
 
Week 3 Mon 3/28 Reproducing the Pascaline: the first
mechanical adding machine.
Video: How the Pascaline Works.
Adam
5:30 - 6:30
#3. Pascaline replica Pacaline partners due
Wed 3/30 Lecture: Working in 3D. SolidWorks part 4:
revolves, lofts, shell, and flex. See these Flex Examples from SolidWorks online help.
Meg
5:30 - 6:30
Trees due
 
Week 4 Mon 4/4 Intro to the Cube.
In-class project: make a molecule.
Adam
5:30 - 6:30
#4. Molecule design
Wed 4/6 Lecture: Survey of additive
manufacturing technologies. Videos.
Form 1 stereolithography printer.
Cube demo.
Meg
5:30 - 6:30
Pascaline files due
 
Week 5 Mon 4/11 Additive manufacturing technologies (continued).
STL file format. Slicing algorithms.
STL demo files.
Adam
5:30 - 6:30
#5. Duck rendering. Molecule due
Wed 4/13 Final project overview and idea generation. Meg
5:30 - 6:30
#6. Final project 3 project ideas due
 
Week 6 Mon 4/18 Equations in SolidWorks Adam
5:30 - 6:30
Duck due; Pascaline checkpoint
Wed 4/20 Lecture: Design tricks for
mechatronics and robotics.
Laser-Cut Enclosure Design:
advice from Adafruit Industries.
Meg
5:30 - 6:30
Pascaline due
 
Week 7 Mon 4/25 Lecture: Printing exotic stuff:
food, tissues/organs,
prosthetics, houses.
Multi-extruder printing. Videos
Adam
5:30 - 6:30
Wed 4/27 Final project showcase. Meg
5:30 - 6:30
 
Week 8 Mon 5/2 No class. Adam
5:30 - 6:30
Wed 5/4 No class. Show your work at Meeting of the Minds. Meg
5:30 - 6:30
Fri 5/6 Final projects due


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