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Rapid Prototyping for Product Design

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Bring your product designs into the real world with rapid prototyping. Get a close look at the machinery and the techniques, such as 3D printing, machining, and injection molding.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Using the exercise files
1. The Prototyping Process
  • Understanding design software and web resources
  • Designing parts for prototyping
  • Exploring the prototyping workflow
  • Choosing a prototyping process
2. 3D Printing
  • Using 3D printing software
  • Using an FDM-style 3D printer
  • Printing with a PolyJet printer
  • Working with stereolithographic (SLA) parts
  • Working with powder-printed parts
3. Machining
  • Understanding the prototype machining process
  • Understanding how a computer-numerical-control (CNC) mill is set up
  • Exploring how a CNC lathe is run
  • Working with computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software for part programming
  • Exploring CNC prototyping services
  • Understanding makes and types of CNC machines
4. Resin Casting
  • Understanding resin-casting basics
  • Building a silicone mold
  • Exploring materials and equipment for molding
  • Molding a part
  • Reviewing resources for resin casting
5. Injection Molding
  • Understanding injection molding
  • Setting up an injection-molding machine
  • Injection molding a plastic part
  • Building an injection mold
6. 2D Prototypes
  • Printing full-sized 2D patterns
  • Introducing 2D prototyping techniques
  • Shape checking with 2D prototyping
7. 3D Scanning
  • Understanding 3D scanning
  • Using a laser scanner
  • Using a touch-probe scanner
Conclusion
  • Wrapping up

Taught by

Gabriel Corbett

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