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 |