Unit 1

Design Process Overview Loading Fusion 360, The CAD Environment, Best Practices For Running CAD, Common CAD Files Types, CAD Libraries; A Short History Of Digital Manufacturing: Design For 3D Print, Fusion 360 Modeling, Sketching, Extruding, Collaborating On Files; Process Flow: Fusion 360 Sculpting, Moving Between Environments, Matching Imported Geometry.

Unit 2

3DP In Public Media 3 The 3DP Business Case: Working With Meshes, Scanning Tools, Editing Scanned Files, Fixing Scan Bugs; Printing In Plastic: Optimizing For Print, Printing @ Stanford Print, De-Bugging; Printing In Metal: Making Assemblies, Moving And Aligning, Parts Joints.

Unit 3

Bioprinting Approaches Printing In Glass, Wood, Concrete & More: Prototype II, Fasteners, Finishes, Advanced Modeling Tools; Bioprinting: Working With Service Providers, Optimizing Files For Different Methods, Debugging Prints; Politics & Ethics: CAD Rendering, Mechanical Drawings, Photographing Parts.

Unit 4

Different 3D Printing Techniques Stereolithography (SLA), Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), Digital Light Process (DLP), Multi Jet Fusion (MJF), Polyjet. Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS), Electron Beam Melting (EBM).

Course Objectives :

• To Make Students Understand The Basic Concepts Of 3D Printing Technology.
• To Create Problem Solving Ability Among Students For Making Their Own 3D Printing Solutions.
• To Encourage Students For Designing Novel 3D Printing Approaches For Different CAD Models.
• To Prepare Students For Entrepreneurship In The Field Of 3D Printing Technology.

Course Outcomes:

After completing this course, students should be able to
CO1: Demonstrate proficiency in CAD design
CO2: Trace the history of digital manufacturing and its evolution
CO3: Evaluate the 3D printing business case
CO4: Investigate 3D printing in various materials.

CO-PO mapping