Year 10 - Design and technology
CAM: communal areas
Communal areas context
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Unit Summary
Pupils will use disassembly to investigate an existing piece of flat-pack furniture, including material sources. They will use this information to inform designs. Pupils will focus on user-centred design to create and develop ideas and then plan the manufacturer for a product.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to prepare and manufacture a 3D model using computer-aided manufacturing.
Key Notes
- 3D printing is also known as additive manufacturing process.
- Most 3D printers in schools use a process called fused filament fabrication (FFF).
- 3D models need to be prepared for printing using a slicing application.
- 3D printing allows manufacturers to change the design quickly and easily.
- There are basic design for manufacture rules to follow when producing models for 3D printing.
Vocabulary To Learn
- filament: thermopolymer material used by 3D printers to create objects
- FFF: fused filament fabrication
- DFM: design for manufacture
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Any model can be 3D printed using fused filament fabrication 3D printing.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
3D printing is also known as additive manufacturing process. Most 3D printers in schools use a process called fused filament fabrication (FFF).
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'filament'
thermopolymer material used by 3D printers to create objects.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Any model can be 3D printed using fused filament fabrication 3D printing. Correction: Design for manufacture rules need to be considered when 3D printing. Not all models are suitable.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Commercial viability: communal areas Study Guide
- Define a brief from design opportunities: communal areas Study Guide
- Design development with CAD: communal areas Study Guide
- Design for manufacture: communal areas Study Guide
- Digital Media Presentation: communal areas Study Guide
- Disassemble flat pack furniture Study Guide
- Explore the context and avoid fixation Study Guide
- Iterate with CAD: communal areas Study Guide
- Iterate with modelling: communal areas Study Guide
- Life cycle assessment of flat pack furniture Study Guide
- Market testing: communal areas Study Guide
- Quality assurance when manufacturing: communal areas Study Guide
- Sketch modelling: communal areas Study Guide
- Specialist techniques and processes for manufacture: communal areas Study Guide
- Specialist tools and equipment for manufacture: communal areas Study Guide
- Standardised components Study Guide
- Surface treatments and finishes: communal areas Study Guide
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