Additive Manufacturing 

Nut and Bolt overview

In this lesson you create a Nut and Bolt using thread features and a part assembly

This lesson demonstrates the following:

Use the text feature

Create a thread feature

Create an extruded cut

Create a part assembly

Challenge Objective - 3D model a roller chain link of your own design and print a series of five links without print supports.  When completed, the link should move as a roller-type chain.

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  

Challenge Objective - 3D model an object that represents you.  This must be of your own design and fit the top of the monitor.  Unlike the previous year, you share this computer station with another student from another class.  As you build your model, refer to the following criteria

 Criteria - 

Must be designed in SolidWorks

Prepared in a slicer for additive manufacturing

3D printed in PLA filament

The object cannot take up more space than as 80mm sphere.

Unlike the previous year, you must create a ring to fit over the vertical monitor support.  Make sure to use a caliper to measure.  Don’t rely on a peer’s measurements.  The object will then somehow be attached to the side of the ring so that the other student from the other class can also display their  project on the other side of the support.

Test prints for the ring support are required before full prints (this has to be displayed on the ePort).

Presentation - Place on the Additive Manufacturing page.

(30%) Display challenge instructions (this document) for the viewer to understand the challenge.

(40%) ePort Posts Images and GIFs of modeling/design methods (showing yellow preview) of the object within SolidWorks as well as the slicer program.  Don’t forget to add comments to each image, etc.

(30%)  Final Design - A GIF of the completed (printed) project.