Additive Manufacturing 

Criteria

• Must be designed in SolidWorks

• Prepared in a slicer for additive manufacturing

• 3D printed in PLA filament

• An individual link cannot take up more space than 20mm²

• Test prints (no more than two links) are required before full prints (no more than 5 links)

• No slicer-generated supports allowed  

Presentation - Place on the Additive Manufacturing page.

• (20%) Display challenge instructions (this document) for the viewer to understand the challenge.

• (40%) Images and GIFs of modeling/design methods (showing yellow preview) of the link and assembled chain (SW and 3D printing)

• (20%) ePort Posts - Images of the notebook designs, GIFs of modeling designs (in SolidWorks), slicer images and additional information 

• (20%) Final Design - a full print moving the links in your hands (as a GIF)