TOPIC 3 | MODELLING & PROTOTYPING

OVERVIEW

Topic 3 covers the ways in which designers utilise various physical and CAD modelling to develop, design and test their ideas.


Topic 3 includes the following:

3.1 Conceptual Modelling

3.2 Graphical Modelling

3.3 Physical Modelling

3.4 Computer Aided Design (CAD)

3.5 Rapid Prototyping

TOPIC 3 LESSON SLIDES

Web Topic 3.1

3.1 Conceptual Modelling

Web Topic 3.2 Slides

3.2 Graphical Modelling

Web Topic 3.3 Slides

3.3 Physical Modelling

Web Topic 3.4 Slides

3.4 Computer Aided Design (CAD)

Web Topic 3.5 Slides

3.5 Rapid Prototyping

TOPIC 3 RELATED WEBSITES

TOPIC 3 RELATED VIDEOS

Explained: Prototyping & Modelmaking

Assembly and Detailed Design Drawings

Haptic Technology

Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM)

Rapid Prototyping

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

What is CAD?

Selective Laser Sintering Modelling (SLS)

Foam and 3D Modelling

Orthographic Drawing

Stereolithography 3D Printing (SLA)

Laminated Object Manufacture (LOM)

TOPIC 3 RELATED BOOKS

PRACTICE TOPIC 3 QUIZ

EXAMPLE TOPIC 3 TEST QUESTION

Tip: remind yourself what additive manufacturing is and where and why it is often used. Next, be reminded that you are to explain the advantages of additive manufacturing to the manufacturer, not the bike or end-user...

Keep the answer within the context of the question.