cad-df

Computer Aided Design & Digital Fabrication

Objectives

Participants will learn digital fabrication technologies such as 3D Printing &Laser Cutting, how to use CAD Software to create 2D and 3D models, which they can fabricate as functional prototypes.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Course Outline

S/No Day Topic
1 Day 1 (0900 - 0915) Introduction & Admin Matters
2 Day 1 (0915 - 0945) Fablab Safety & Safety Assessment
3 Day 1 (0945 - 1015) Mini-Project & Assessment Requirements
4 Day 1 (1015 - 1030) Break
5 Day 1 (1030 - 1300) CAD - User Interface
    CAD - Sketch Constraints
    CAD - Basic Tools
6 Day 1 (1300 - 1400) Lunch
7 Day 1 (1400 - 1530) Introduction to 3D Printing
8 Day 1 (1530 - 1545) Break
9 Day 1 (1545 - 1800) 3D Printing Exercises
10 Day 2 (0900 - 1030) Introduction to Laser Cutting
11 Day 2 (1030 - 1045) Break
12 Day 2 (1045 - 1300) Laser Cutting Exercises
13 Day 2 (1300 - 1400) Lunch
14 Day 2 (1400 - 1545) Introduction to Embedded Programming
15 Day 2 (1545 - 1600) Break
16 Day 2 (1600 - 1800) Embedded Programming Practice
17 Day 3 (0900 - 1030) Mini-Project Design
18 Day 3 (1030 - 1045) Break
19 Day 3 (1045 - 1300) Mini-Project Design
20 Day 3 (1300 - 1400) Lunch
21 Day 3 (1400 - 1545) Mini-Project Testing
22 Day 3 (1545 - 1600) Break
23 Day 3 (1400 - 1730) Mini-Project Presentation
24 Day 3 (1730 - 1800) Wrap-Up

Assessments

Participants will be assessed on the following:

Notes

  1. Fablab Safety & Assessment
  2. Computer Aided Design
  3. 3D Printing
  4. Laser Cutting
  5. Embedded Programming
  6. Mini-Project Challenge

Mini-project Examples