Target Audience: Community
~ # of classes: 20
Find a client or address a problem that will help someone within our community (can not be a friend or family member)
This product will highlight the use of CAD & 3D printing but can incorporate other materials.
You have two choices here
1. Check the Gantt chart example in the resources and fill in the template with all key dates and processes (strands) for the entire unit
2. Plan the creation stage with detail given to the tools this would involve steps taken throughout the modeling process, process of printing and any other manufacturing required
In this project, your target audience is of choice. You need to make sure that you have a problem focus. Use the information provided under the resources icon to the right, to detail a 'Problem Statement'.
Now that you know what problem you would like to solve, it's time to think about research. Here are some examples of questions you might want to consider in your inquiry and how they can be prioritized and categorized into primary and secondary research.
Now that you have completed your research, let's make sure you are on the right track to create a successful product or solution.
What design specifications will make your end product or solution successful? Write your ideas down in the imperative form (i.e. it must do..., it has to include…).
Continue to keep them in the loop as you progress through this cycle
Concept sketching is an integral part of the design process. Based on your design specifications and the opportunities you identified during your SWOT analysis of existing products, begin to sketch out at least 3 different ideas and share them with you client.
Share the 3 concept sketches with your client and peers to determine how effectively others think that these product ideas meet the design specifications you have developed.
Now that you have chosen your final design idea, develop it further using CAD (OnShape)
You should also develop Technical drawings for your product prior to printing
At this stage it may also be a good time to familiarize yourself with how to use the 3D printer and software required (Flash Print)
Now that you have completed your design, reflect on your progress with this self assessment.
Complete the questions below using the template provided:
As we begin this unit, let's look at a way of charting our progress that might be useful to plan your time. Copy the Gantt chart from the 'Resources' and look through the stages (strands) that you would have to complete from this unit in order to achieve the outcome
Present your final design and document whether or not you met your key dates or had to change your plans. This can also be a link to your final product or solution.
During the design cycle, it is rare that everything goes to plan. Measurements need to be adjusted, unforeseen events interfere with key dates.
Document any challenges that you encountered while making your product or solution and describe what changes you made to your design and plan as a result.
Now that you have completed your product or solution, help out a peer in reviewing their work. Use the template provided to give them constructive feedback.
Complete the questions below using the template provided:
Go back to the design specifications that you created in B1. Look at the testing methods that you considered or are considering using to test if those specifications would be successful. Design and carry out those methods.
Typical testing methods include:
Go back to the design specifications that you created in B1. Paste these specifications into the first column in the template provided. Based on the tests you conducted in D1, paste in the link to the results of this testing in the Testing Results column. Evaluate the success of the testing. Were your design specifications met?