Year 10 - Design and technology
Design development with CAD: 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 use 3D computer-aided design to develop ideas.
Key Notes
- Virtual modelling is an alternative to physical modelling that brings different benefits to the designer.
- Virtual modelling is the creation of digital 3D representations of objects or designs.
- Virtual modelling using CAD can be useful for testing ideas.
- Designers test their designs to find out what works, what doesn't, and how to make them better.
Vocabulary To Learn
- CAD: computer aided design
- virtual modelling: the creation of digital 3D representations of objects or designs
- development: improving and building on design ideas to make them better
- testing: trying something out to see if it works well
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Modelling only takes place with physical materials.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Virtual modelling is an alternative to physical modelling that brings different benefits to the designer. Virtual modelling is the creation of digital 3D representations of objects or designs.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'CAD'
computer aided design.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Modelling only takes place with physical materials. Correction: Virtual modelling using 3D drawing software can help to see ideas in 3D and enables quick and easy iteration.
More Lessons In This Unit
- CAM: communal areas Study Guide
- Commercial viability: communal areas Study Guide
- Define a brief from design opportunities: 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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