Introduction to 3d Printing and Cad

This course provides participants with close-up details of the 3D printer operation and hands-on practices on our 3D printers. Substantial time will be allocated in the lab observing and understanding the builds from various printers. Lesson delivery will be conducted through a mixture of lectures, videos, samples and hands-on practices as well as a quick demo exporting the STL files from well-known CAD packages.

What You'll Learn

Topics covered are:

A. History of 3D printing development (AM)

• Principles of operation.
• Materials used by 3D Printers.

i) Polymers

ii) Bioprinters

iii) Metals

• Types of 3D Printers in the market today

i) Low-end

ii) Mid-range

iii) High-end

B. Applications of 3D printing (PM)

• Hands-on 3D printer
• Post-processing of parts
• Advantages and disadvantages
• Limitations of 3D printers
• Introduction to Bioprinters
• Advanced Metal 3D printers

Minimum Entry Requirement

No minimum entry requirements (MERs)