| Date | Lecture | Office Hours |
Project/Assignment | Hand-in |
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| Week 1 |
Mon 1/16 |
No class. Martin Luther King Day. |
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| Wed 1/18 |
Lecture: Course overview.
Video: 17 Incredible 3D-Printed
Objects
Article and video on Ghost Guns |
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(A) Laser cutter policies.
(B) Laser cutter safety module.
(C) Cody Soska trains you on the laser cutter: watch both parts 1 and 2.
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Software setup: install SolidWorks
Sign up
for fire extinguisher training. |
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| Week 2 |
Mon 1/23 |
Introduction to SolidWorks, part 1: sketches,
dimensions, relations, extruded base, extruded cut, fillets. |
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#1: Make a Spirograph |
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| Tue 1/24 |
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Saranya 10:00-11:00
Johnny 12:30-1:30 |
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| Wed 1/25 |
Laser cutter intro.
Introduction to SolidWorks, part 2: configurations,
assemblies, mates, drawings, DXF files.
Sample part: StandPiece1.SLDPRT |
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Read the Rabbit Laser Cutter documentation.
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| Fri 1/27 |
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Vicky 12:30-1:30 |
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| Week 3 |
Mon 1/30 |
Lecture: DXF file format.
SolidWorks part 3:
splines, trim, kerf compensation, interference check, hole wizard. |
Lohith 2-3pm |
#2. Tree Generator |
Spirograph due |
| Tue 1/31 |
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Saranya 10:00-11:00
Johnny 12:30-1:30 |
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| Wed 2/1 |
Lecture: Working in 3D.
SolidWorks part 4: revolves, lofts, shell, and flex.
See these
Flex Examples
from SolidWorks online help. |
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Technology Presentation |
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| Fri 2/3 |
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Vicky 12:30-1:30 |
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| Week 4 |
Mon 2/6 |
Intro to the Stratasys 3D Printer.
In-class project: make a molecule. |
Lohith 2-3pm |
#3. Molecule design
Skylab 3D printer portal
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Trees due |
| Tue 2/7 |
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Saranya 10:00-11:00
Johnny 12:30-1:30 |
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| Wed 2/8 |
Lecture: STL file format. Slicing algorithms.
STL demo files.
Technology Presentations
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Technology Presentations |
| Fri 2/10 |
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Vicky 1:30-2:30 |
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| Week 5 |
Mon 2/13 |
Equations and design tables in SolidWorks. |
Lohith 2-3pm |
#4. Duck rendering. |
Molecule due |
| Tue 2/14 |
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Saranya 10:00-11:00
Johnny 12:30-1:30 |
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| Wed 2/15 |
Lecture: Design tricks for
mechatronics and robotics.
Laser-Cut Enclosure Design:
advice from Adafruit Industries.
Laser cutter origami.
3D Printed Fabric
Shopping at McMaster-Carr. |
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#5. Final project |
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| Fri 2/17 |
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Vicky 1:30-2:30 |
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| Week 6 |
Mon 2/20 |
Lecture: CSWA part 1: Drawings, annotations, and part properties.
Reference: SOLIDWORKS Certification Exam Guide & Practice Test
Video: Solidworks CSWA practice exam
Partial Part4.SLDPRT
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Lohith 2-3pm |
Materials Presentation |
Duck due |
| Tue 2/21 |
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Saranya 10:00-11:00
Johnny 12:30-1:30 |
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| Wed 2/22 |
Lecture: Solidworks CSWA exam part 2.
Part file Basic_Part_4.SLDPRT.
Part file Hunk3.SLDPRT.
Parts for chain assembly
Video tutorial. |
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| Fri 2/24 |
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Vicky 1:30-2:30 |
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| Week 7 |
Mon 2/27 |
Materials Presentations |
Lohith 2-3pm |
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Materials presentation today |
| Tue 2/28 |
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Saranya 10:00-11:00
Johnny 12:30-1:30 |
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| Wed 3/1 |
Surfaces and hinges. |
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| Fri 3/3 |
No more classes. |
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Final projects due |