The following are topics covered in the class on fabrication. The notes are being collected over the semester as the material is being presented. Some information may be missing currently.
CAD |
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Design Tools Modelling of 3D objects using Blender |
Fabrication |
Laser Cutter Cutting and etching 2D sheets of Acrylic |
Waterjet Cutter Cutting 2D sheets of just about anything |
3D Printing Fast, color printing with the ZCorp printer and solid part printing on the FDM Stratasys. |
3D Scanning 3D object creation from physical objects with captured texturemap using the Minolta. |
Machining |
Traditional Machining Manual operation of the NC lathe and mill as well as other traditional tools such as the band saw. |
NC Machining Operation of the mill in NC controlled mode and use of the Modela mini-mill |
Electronics |
Analog Electronics Basic electronics theory, component overview, and applications |
PCB Layout Schematic layout and board layout for PCB fabrication using Eagle |
Microcontroller Programming PIC microcontroller assembly code and chip programming |
Sensors Overview of standard sensing, display, and accuation techniques |
Communication Overview of communication media and protocols, including RS232/485, IRDA, IP, etc |