Year 10 - Design and technology
Design for additive manufacturing with Fusion
Systems approach to design: Sustainable Futures
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Unit Summary
Pupils will develop knowledge of electronic components and a systems approach to designing. They will learn about different components and use these to build and test circuits for different purposes. They will design a system to control a greenhouse environment, considering the different variables.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to prepare models for 3D printing, taking into account the environmental impact of the materials used.
Key Notes
- When designing, it is important to take into account how the product will be manufactured.
- There are basic design for manufacture rules to follow when 3D CAD modelling.
- It is important to know the capabilities and limitations of 3D printing when designing.
- The circular economy should be considered when selecting 3D printing filament.
- 3D models need to be prepared for printing using a slicing application.
Vocabulary To Learn
- DFM: design for manufacture
- FFF: fused filament fabrication
- filament: thermopolymer material used by 3D printers to create objects
- fillet: adding a round to the edge of a solid body
- body: a single continuous shape
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- 3D printing is sustainable because it is an additive manufacturing process with minimal waste.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
When designing, it is important to take into account how the product will be manufactured. There are basic design for manufacture rules to follow when 3D CAD modelling.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'DFM'
design for manufacture.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: 3D printing is sustainable because it is an additive manufacturing process with minimal waste. Correction: 3D printing filament is a thermopolymer. As with all manufacturing processes, there needs to be consideration of the materials used, their sources and disposal.
More Lessons In This Unit
- 3D model using Extrude and the Timeline in Fusion Study Guide
- Assemble, test and refine systems Study Guide
- Assembly modelling in Fusion Study Guide
- Buzzers Study Guide
- Create, modify and constrain 2D sketches in Fusion Study Guide
- Data logging Study Guide
- Electronic calculations Study Guide
- Fusion fundamentals Study Guide
- Input components Study Guide
- LEDs Study Guide
- Motors Study Guide
- Physical materials and appearances in Fusion Study Guide
- Systems approach to design Study Guide
- Technical drawings in Fusion Study Guide
- Virtual and physical testing of systems Study Guide
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