Description
In this project students have the chance to experience an engineering design process by designing and modeling a custom keychain ornament using Autodesk Inventor and creating a prototype of their design with a 3D printer.
Project instructions first introduce students to computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), g-code, and numerical control (NC). Students are then provided a problem statement and design criteria/constraints and instructed to brainstorm possible solutions to the problem and document their work in an engineering notebook. Students are then asked to model their design and follow step-by-step instructions for converting their finished model to a format used by 3D printers. Project rubric is included.
3D Printed Keychain Ornament Design Project Using Inventor (CAD/CAM/Engineering)
Highlights
Description
In this project students have the chance to experience an engineering design process by designing and modeling a custom keychain ornament using Autodesk Inventor and creating a prototype of their design with a 3D printer.
Project instructions first introduce students to computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), g-code, and numerical control (NC). Students are then provided a problem statement and design criteria/constraints and instructed to brainstorm possible solutions to the problem and document their work in an engineering notebook. Students are then asked to model their design and follow step-by-step instructions for converting their finished model to a format used by 3D printers. Project rubric is included.
