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3D Printing and Prototyping

Build practical understanding of additive processes, model preparation, materials, tolerances, and iteration, then use it for creating testable prototypes and improving them from physical evidence.

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Level
Secondary school to professional foundations
Subject area
Maker Electronics
Learning outcomes
4 focused outcomes

Topic overview

Learn the foundations of 3D Printing and Prototyping.

3D Printing and Prototyping connects additive processes, model preparation, materials, tolerances, and iteration with practical decisions and tasks. Guided examples, comparison, practice, and feedback help learners apply these ideas to creating testable prototypes and improving them from physical evidence. The goal is to make each step easier to explain, check, and improve.

Learning outcomes for 3D Printing and Prototyping

  1. 1

    Explain the main ideas and vocabulary involved in additive processes, model preparation, materials, tolerances, and iteration

  2. 2

    Follow a repeatable process for creating testable prototypes and improving them from physical evidence

  3. 3

    Compare examples, identify common mistakes, and improve an approach

  4. 4

    Complete an independent 3d printing and prototyping task and reflect on the result

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How to learn 3D Printing and Prototyping step by step.

01

Build the foundation

Explain the main ideas and vocabulary involved in additive processes, model preparation, materials, tolerances, and iteration

02

Practise with feedback

Follow a repeatable process for creating testable prototypes and improving them from physical evidence

03

Practise with feedback

Compare examples, identify common mistakes, and improve an approach

04

Apply and reflect

Complete an independent 3d printing and prototyping task and reflect on the result

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