1. Introduction to 3D printing. Historical development and current limits of 3D printing.
2. Practical examples and problems in 3D printing.
3. Introduction to 3D modelling, Available software, Blander, Fusion 360, STL files.
4. Use of Blender for 3D printing model design.
5. Use of Autodesk Fusion 360 for 3D print model design.
6. Types of printing material, advantages and disadvantages of different filaments.
7. Slicing and preparation for printing
8. Post-processing of prints from each material.
9. Prototype design.
10. Custom printing of the prototype.
11. Custom prototype optimization.
12. Other alternatives to string printing (two photon polymerization , sintering, DLP).
13. The future of 3D printing.
2. Practical examples and problems in 3D printing.
3. Introduction to 3D modelling, Available software, Blander, Fusion 360, STL files.
4. Use of Blender for 3D printing model design.
5. Use of Autodesk Fusion 360 for 3D print model design.
6. Types of printing material, advantages and disadvantages of different filaments.
7. Slicing and preparation for printing
8. Post-processing of prints from each material.
9. Prototype design.
10. Custom printing of the prototype.
11. Custom prototype optimization.
12. Other alternatives to string printing (two photon polymerization , sintering, DLP).
13. The future of 3D printing.