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Design principles for Additive Manufacturing |
 | Changes of design and technology |
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Additive Manufacturing design concepts |
New concepts brought by Additive Manufacturing |
Obtaining a digital file of a part |
 | How to obtain a digital file |
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 | File size and 3D file quality |
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At the end of this learning unit participants will be able to:
- Describe the design principles for 3D printing
- Identify the concepts of freedom of design, organic forms and topological optimization
- Understand the new concepts brought by 3D printing into engineering: design possibilities, features of the process and growing manufacturing
- Distinguish between open source and proprietary software for design
- Obtain a digital file of a part: draw, download a 3d model from a repository, digitalize an existing physical model
The possibility of designing very complex structures is one of the biggest benefits of Additive Manufacturing. This learning unit gives an overview of design in Additive Manufacturing and how it impacts on the product designing process.
Source: By PranjalSingh IITDelhi (Own work)
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