CAD 291 - Design for Additive Manufacturing

Credit(s) 3.00
Lecture Hours: 2.00
Lab Hours: 2.00
This course will challenge students to explore the design intent of parts being evaluated for additive manufacturing. Functionality may define the parameters, such as strength high temperature, weight, flexibility, and color, with which a part must comply. Students will learn to consider part complexity as an additional factor. Real-life projects for tooling and/or fixtures and jigs will be addressed. Students will use additive manufacturing assemblies that may be made of several or many parts and consider how they may be able to be manufactured as one. Generative Design software will be utilized to create new geometry or improve existing designs.

Corequisite(s): CAD 147 and CAD 290
SLOs:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Identify design considerations for additive manufacturing.
Design for additive manufacturing.
Select the right process for specific parts based on their requirements.
Apply design rules for specific additive manufacturing technologies.
Design parts based on requirements.
Model parts based on additive manufacturing process.
Select the correct material for part manufacturing.