Classroom Rapid Prototyping Chris Connors Pembroke High School
Classroom Rapid Prototyping Chris Connors Pembroke High School Make: Online Fabrication - Design and Manufacturing Learning about Rapid Prototyping Open Source Software and Approaches
Rapid Prototyping Computer Aided Design (CAD) Computer controlled tools Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) Designs are made and tested quickly Designers have control of the manufacturing
Learning Rapid Prototyping Fab Labs Worldwide network of labs MIT Sponsored Boston – South End Technology Center Providence – AS 220 Maker. Spaces / Hacker. Spaces Worldwide movement Sprout – Thursday project night Artisans' Asylum – Class structure
Design Process “Your first try will be wrong. Budget and time for it” Aza Raskin Nothing comes out right the first time It may take several attempts until it comes out right This takes patience
Design Process Rapid Prototyping allows Design Spiraling Cycle through the Engineering Design Process Loop over and over Refine the design through multiple iterations
Fabrication Tools Vinyl Cutter $ Laser Cutter $$ Makerbot – 3 D Printer (additive process) $ CNC Mill $ CNC Lathe $ CNC Router $$ $ $$ Relatively inexpensive More expensive
Design Software 2 D design Open Office $0 Gimp (similar to Photoshop) $0 Inkscape (similar to Illustrator) $0
Design Software 3 D modeling Sketchup $0 Blender $0 123 D $0 Parametric 3 D PTC Pro. Engineer Windows only, proprietary license Solid. Works Windows only, proprietary license Open. SCAD $0
Fabrication Services You don't have to own the machines fabrication services are available online Ponoko. com Shapeways. com Big. Blue. Saw. com 100 k. Garages. com
Student Control of Manufacturing In classroom design In classroom manufacturing Custom design Designs are repeatable
Make and Refine a Design Manufacture Test Improve Repeat until the design is great
Production Run Design Develop one design Improve it Remove flaws Create working prototype Develop a plan for production run
Make a Production Run Carry out your Production Plan Use your prototype as a production model Make 5 copies Make 20 copies Make 1000 copies What would you do with this many products?
Rapid Prototyping and Design Quick to get started Models are precise Models are repeatable Models are adjustable Models are refinable
Rapid Prototyping and Design Quick to get started Make your design Fabricate it Test it Improve it Design for an audience of one is possible
Rapid Prototyping and Design Models are precise Extremely accurate tools 1/1000 th of an inch Materials can affect precision
Rapid Prototyping and Design Models are repeatable Use the same design over and over Make production runs Do distributed manufacturing Files are easily shared
Rapid Prototyping and Design Models are adjustable Start with a basic design Fabricate it Test, revise, improve Cycle through the Engineering Design Process Design/Make until it works/assembles properly
Rapid Prototyping and Design Models are refinable Designs can be developed in low cost material Produce in more expensive material Change color, durability, texture Designs can be customized in production
Sharing and Collaboration Important 21 st Century Skills Students live in a world of shared information Sharing does not have to be cheating!
Sharing and Open Source enables sharing Info about designs are available to all Designers can get started quickly Legacy of information Results and designs must be shared
Who is using Open Source? Google - Chrome, Android Mozilla - Firefox Arduino microcontrollers Makerbot 3 D printers You and your students use Open Source daily
Sharing and Documentation Thingiverse. com Share your design files worldwide Youtube for parts and designs Make. Projects. com Step by step directions Social community around making Sponsored by MAKE magazine Instructables. com Instructions for making Sharing through text, photos and video
Student Tools for Documentation Word processor Camera phone Video phone Printer Word documents can convert to web pages
Online tools Make your own instruction set with students or on your own Accessible worldwide Wiki PBWorks. com
More Information Makezine. com Craftzine. com Make. Projects. com Instructables. com Artisans. Asylum. com The. Sprouts. org Makerbot. com Thingiverse. com
Chris Connors Contacts Chris. Connors. com Connors 934 on Gmail, Twitter, Flickr, Youtube, Vimeo, Thingiverse, etc Pem. Tech. pbworks. com
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