15-294-A4 Rapid Prototyping Technologies Spring 2016 (Out of Date)

Dates: Section A4: 3/14/2016 to 4/29/2016
Location: Hunt Library Physical Computing Lab (basement, room A10)
Syllabus and Lecture Schedule

Piazza page

Autolab page

Student Project Galleries 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8
Also visit the IDeATe Gallery for more cool stuff.

	Professor: Dave Touretzky. Office: GHC 9013. Drop by any evening. Phone: 412-268-7561.
	TA: Meg Richards, mouse@cmu.edu Office hours Wednesdays 5:30-6:30pm in the Digital Fab Lab at IDeATe@HUNT, or by appointment.
	TA: Adam Moran, amoran@andrew.cmu.edu Office hours Mondays 5:30-6:30pm in the Digital Fab Lab at IDeATe@Hunt.

Recommended Books:

Fabricated: The New World of 3D Printing, by Hod Lipson and Melba Kurman. John Wiley, 2013.
An in-depth look at current technology and the future of 3D printing.

3D Printing: The Next Industrial Revolution, by Christopher Barnatt, 2013.
History of 3D printing and a comprehensive survey of 3D printing technologies and companies.

Safety Information

Web Sites Particularly Relevant To This Course:

General 3D Printing News:

The IDeATe User Information Form gets you IDeATe@Hunt keycard access, puts you on the mailing list, and gets you access to the equipment reservation system. You will need this to reserve laser cutter time.
The IDeATe User Agreement must be completed (online) before you can use any equipment.
The IDeATe Reservation System is where you sign up for laser cutter or 3D printer time.
The IDeATe Facility Workflow page explains how the facility works, and users' responsibilities.

Participation in this course was made possible by a grant from Northrop Grumman Corporation.

Last modified: Mon Dec 12 04:13:23 EST 2016