Rapid Manufacturing for Research Andrey Shur When you

Rapid Manufacturing for Research Andrey Shur

When you do research, you might need to build something.

When you do research, you might need to build something.

Cost of manufacturing Thor labs 3 D printing hours $ Plastics 20 cm^3 . 2 -. 5 mm 6

Design work flow White board (MAD) Choose manufacturing method Test Prototype Actual Design (CAD) Manufacture

Computer Aided Design Software (CAD) Complexity

Basic terminology in CAD Reference plane Body Feature Origin Sketch Dimension Constraint Construction line

Parametric design

Parametric design case study

Sketch constraints Sketch tools Most useful Also good Line/Curve Offset Rectangle Sketch mirror Circle Sketch pattern Trim Dimension Project Vertical/ Horizontal Parallel Midpoint Perpendicular Concentric Tangent Coincident Equal

Feature types Most useful Also good Honorable Mention Extrude Pattern Offset Construction Plane Hole Circular Pattern Midplane Revolve Fillet Mirror Shell Chamfer

Component list Camera Control Origin Reference Planes View commands Feature list

There a lot of free tutorials online • https: //help. autodesk. com/view/fusion 360/ENU/ • Their own help has a bunch of videos you can watch • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=VVm. Ot. M 60 VWw • This is a really cool video about how to make a box. • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Fn. Ep. Jv. Mh. Cu 8 • Another cool tutorial for a useful item • Lots of youtube videos and other online resources

Additive Manufacturing Techniques Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) Stereolithography (SLA) Resin printing 0. 05 mm layers Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) Powder printing Metal printing

3 d printing workflow Export CAD. STEP, proprietary formats • • • Features Design history Parametric Ideal geometry Can be edited easily Print Slice Mesh . stl. amf (metadata) • 3 D shape only • Approximated geometry • Made of triangles Gcode. g • Specific for your 3 D printer

Design considerations for FDM Overhangs Print Orientation Feature Size Filament Feeder Cold End Hot End Extruder

Laser Cutting

Questions?

Design work flow White board Choose manufacturing method Test Prototype Actual Design (CAD) Manufacture