Digital Fabrication

History of Digital Fabrication

  • The beginning of 3D printing and its development over time Until it reached the 21st century.

3D printers Types

  • Types of 3D printers.
  • Types of printing materials in each printer.
  • The difference between each type of material.

Mechanical Parts of the machine

  • Machine parts and types.

G-Code Reading

  • explain it and how we can read and modify it.

Cura

  • Introduction to the program.
  • Download the software.
  • Explanation of the program interface.
  • Insert a form into the program.
  •  Explanation of the tool Quality. 
  • Explanation of the tool Top & Bottom.
  • Explanation of the tool walls.
  • Slicing.
  • Explanation of the tool Infill.
  • Explanation of the tool material.
  • Explanation of the tool speed.
  • Support and types.
  • Travel, cooling & Build Plate Adhesion.

Auto-CAD

  • How to open a new file in more than one way.
  • Explanation of the program interface.
  • How to save a file and types of AutoCAD formats.
  • Explanation of the DRAW menu (line drawing and its types – drawing circles and their types – drawing arches and their types Drawing a rectangle – types of zigzag lines – drawing spiral circles).
  • Explanation of modified list (move from one place to another – Grouping fonts into one shape – Separating a compound shape for several lines – cutting and pasting – reducing and enlarging the shape – Repeating the shape in more than one form).
  • How to write in the program.
  • measurement and its types.
  • Insert an image into the program.
  • Color semantics and how to change font sizes.
  • How to separate each color in a layer.

 Fusion 360

  • Introduction to the program.
  • Download the software.
  • The difference between Fusion 360 and AutoCAD.
  • Explanation of the Tool Bar interface of the program.
  • How to create a sketch?
  • what is the origin And what is the difference between drawing on any of the three projections?
  •  What is a Fully defined sketch? What is its importance?
  • Create list in the sketch (line drawing and its types – drawing circles and their types – drawing arches and their types – drawing a rectangle – types of zigzag lines – drawing spiral circles – Slot – ellipse and their types – measurement- mirroring and patterns).
  • Modify list in sketch (filet – chamfer -cutting lines -move and copy).
  • Constraints list in sketch (How to configure the relationships between the lines).
  • Inspect list in sketch.
  • Insert list photo or svg file in sketch.
  • Create list in solid (extrude – revolve –sweep – loft).
  • How to draw a 3D shape in one step.
  • Modify the list in solid ((filet – chamfer -shell – draft – spelt – Choice of materials and colors.
  • Constraints list in solid (How to configure the relationships between the lines)
  • Assembly.
  • Constructions between bodies.
  • Insert list photo or svg file in sketch.

Laser cutting and Milling machines

other machines

Some tricks in Fusion software

  • Living hinge 
  • Export files with different types

More Details

  • Total Hours = 40 hour.
  • Total projects = 20 project.
  • Certification Does Exist.

Needed SW:

  •  Auto CAD
  • Fusion360
  • Cura
  • Vcarve
  • lightburn

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