DFAB 105 Design for Additive Manufacturing

School of Arts and Technology

DFAB 105 Design for Additive Manufacturing. Design criteria for a variety of additive manufacturing processes will be covered in this course. Students will gain additional knowledge in solid and parametric modeling as it pertains to additive manufacturing design criteria. A variety of design techniques for additive technologies including stereolithography (SLA) and fused deposition modeling (FDM) will be explored.

Prerequisites: DFAB 104 with a minimum grade of 50%

Corequisite: DFAB 106

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Course Details
Total number of weeks15
Total Credits
Total Hours90
Typical hours per week breakdown
Lecture3.0
Lab (lab, field, computer)3.0

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

  1. Design standardized parts
  2. Adhere to best practices
  3. Produce functional parts through fabrication and testing
  4. Apply post processing techniques
  5. Apply a human-centred approach to design
  6. Identify how to minimize manufacturing costs
  7. Write a technical report
  8. Incorporate environmental factors

Teaching and Learning Approach

Participation and collaborations are essential to get the best result in this course. Delivery of the content is done by lectures and presentations and by sharing content via Moodle. While there are predefined assignments that must be completed, there will be opportunities for exploratory learning based on students skills and interests.

Learning Resources

Moodle is the primary way resources will be shared with the students during this course.

Detailed Course Content, Topics, and Sequence Covered

1. Week 1 Roundtable discussion: Personal interests and ambitions for this semester Introduce: Automotan Project Explore key mechanical parts and terminologies for mechanism design: links, cams, cranks, gears, sliders Design custom and standard gears in Fusion 360 Field trip: Tempus 3D, learn about multi-jet Fusion 3D printing 2. Week 2 Build and test the Automaton Simulate joints of Automotan in a 3D model Introduction to the animation workspace Create exploded views from an animation Export a Bill of Materials from Fusion to excel 3. Week 3 Introduce: GIS Collaborative Project Final project proposal: check-in Generate STLs via Touch Terrain Post processing workshop for 3D printed parts 4. Week 4 Reading Week Final project proposal: due 5. Week 5 Students with Instructor, Shawn Curran 6. Week 6 Introduce: Tensile Testing Project Material data sheets Stress-strain diagrams Technical report writing Guest speaker: Andrea on Technical Writing 7. Week 7 Free body diagram Forces, units Simple beam calculations Mechanical failures Tensile testing apparatus and data collection 8. Week 8 Free body diagram Forces, units Simple beam calculations Mechanical failures Tensile testing apparatus and data collection 9. Week 9 Introduce: Mechanized Tool Project 10. Week 10-11 Introduction to Rhino basics 11. Week 12 DFAB Year End Show preparation 12. Week 13 Course wrap up Final oral presentations

Assessment

TitleLearning OutcomesValue
Automaton Design-Build1, 2, 3, 620%
Mechanized Tool Project (Group)1, 2, 3, 5, 620%
Tensile Test Report (Group)1, 720%
Final Project1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 825%
3D GIS Topographic Map Project1, 2, 315%
Total100%

Grading Table

Standard Academic and Career Programs Grading Table

Percentage Letter Grade GPA
90-100 A+ 4.33
85-89 A 4.00
80-84 A- 3.67
76-79 B+ 3.33
72-75 B 3.00
68-71 B- 2.67
64-67 C+ 2.33
60-63 C 2.00
55-59 C- 1.67
50-54 P 1.00
0-49 F 0.00
  DNW 0.00

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Disclaimer

Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.