Syllabus: Rapid Prototyping Technologies

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DateLectureOffice Hours Project/AssignmentHand-in
Week 1    Mon 8/29 Course overview.
Computer login. Tour of IDeATe@Hunt.		 Software setup Sign up: fire extinguisher training
Wed 8/31 Introduction to SolidWorks, part 1. #1: Make a Spirograph
 
Week 2 Mon 9/5 Labor Day: no classes.
Wed 9/7 Laser cutter intro.
Introduction to SolidWorks, part 2.
Sample part: StandPiece.SLDPRT		 Dave
5:30 - 6:30
Fri 9/9 Spirograph due
 
Week 3 Mon 9/12 Lecture: DXF file format.
SolidWorks part 3.		 Oscar @ 5:30
Meg @ 8:00		 #2. Tree Generator
Wed 9/14 Reproducing the Pascaline: the first
mechanical adding machine.
Video: How the Pascaline Works.		 Hannah
5:30 - 6:30		 #3. Pascaline replica Pacaline partners due
 
Week 4 Mon 9/19 Lecture: Working in 3D. SolidWorks part 4:
revolves, lofts, shell, and flex. See these Flex Examples from SolidWorks online help.		 Oscar @ 5:30
Meg @ 8:00		 Trees due
Wed 9/21 Intro to the NVBot Printer.
In-class project: make a molecule.		 Hannah
5:30 - 6:30		 #4. Molecule design
 
Week 5 Mon 9/26 Lecture: Survey of additive
manufacturing technologies. Videos.
Form 1 stereolithography printer.
3D printer demo. 		Oscar @ 5:30
Meg @ 8:00		 Pascaline files due
Wed 9/28 Additive manufacturing technologies (continued).
STL file format. Slicing algorithms.
STL demo files. 		Hannah
5:30 - 6:30		 #5. Duck rendering. Molecule due
 
Week 6 Mon 10/3 Final project overview and idea generation. Oscar @ 5:30
Meg @ 8:00		 #6. Final project 3 project ideas due
Wed 10/5 Equations in SolidWorks.
Shopping at McMaster-Carr.		 Hannah
5:30 - 6:30		 Duck due
 
Week 7 Mon 10/10 Lecture: Design tricks for
mechatronics and robotics.
Laser-Cut Enclosure Design:
advice from Adafruit Industries.
Laser cutter origami. 		Oscar @ 5:30
Meg @ 8:00		 Pascaline checkpoint
Wed 10/12 Lecture: Printing exotic stuff:
food, tissues/organs, prosthetics, houses.
Multi-extruder printing. Videos
Hannah
5:30 - 6:30		 Pascaline due
 
Week 8 Mon 10/17 Final project showcase. Oscar @ 5:30
Meg @ 8:00
Wed 10/19 No class. TBA
5:30 - 6:30
Fri 10/21 Final projects due

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