From design to 3D printing
Design, model and print your own object.
Learn how to turn an idea into a physical object, from the first sketch to 3D printing. You’ll learn how to take accurate measurements, create simple technical drawings, model in Fusion and prepare files for printing in Bambu Studio, whilst understanding how each parameter affects the result. By the end, you’ll develop, print and test an object of your choice, making the necessary adjustments until you arrive at the final version.
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Is this course for you?
- People aged 16 or over who are interested in getting started with 3D printing;
- People who already own a 3D printer and wish to learn how to model and produce their own objects, rather than simply using existing models;
- Product Design and Interior Design students;
- Primary and secondary school teachers;
- Craftspeople, jewellers and prop makers;
- People interested in producing replacement parts or undertaking DIY projects.
What you’ll learn
- Measure an object with a calliper and record the measurements on a dimensioned sketch
- Read a simple technical drawing
- Model parametric parts in Fusion
- Adapt a model to the constraints of FDM printing
- Configure and start a print job, understanding the key parameters
- Diagnose and rectify common faults
- Evaluate printers and materials according to their intended use and budget
What are you going to explore
- Introduction: checking the facilities; 3D printing technologies (FDM, resin, SLS) and materials; first print of an existing model
- Measuring: use of a calliper, tolerances, dimensioned sketches based on real objects
- Reading and drawing: technical drawing (views, sections, dimensions); selection and sketching of each student’s object, within the limits of size and printing time
- Fusion I: interface, parametric sketches, constraints, extrusion and revolution
- Fusion II: fillets, chamfers, shell, holes, patterns and parameters
- Fusion III: object modelling, multi-part components and clearance for fittings
- Designing for printing: orientation, overhangs, supports, wall thicknesses; introduction to the slicer; printing the first prototype
- Slicer: principles common to any slicer, applied in Bambu Studio; analysis of the prototype and reprinting
- Testing and correction: measurement, model correction, common faults and basic maintenance; printing the final version
- Presentation and review: presentation of the objects, discussion of results, resources and communities to continue creating 3D prints
Who will you be learning from
Hugo Peixoto has a degree in Digital Arts and Multimedia and a postgraduate qualification in Motion Graphics from the College of Arts and Design (ESAD). He has been working as a Motion Graphics specialist since 2015 at the innovation centre of Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), where he took part in projects such as Festival da Canção, Praça da Alegria, MEO Marés Vivas and Primavera Sound, as well as producing daily and institutional content. Before that, he collaborated with the production company ‘Um Segundo Filmes’.
How much does it cost?
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