Year 10 - Design and technology
Physical materials and appearances in 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 add physical materials to parts, change their appearance and create photorealistic renders using Fusion.
Key Notes
- Physical materials and appearances can be assigned to components in Fusion.
- Adding physical materials alters a component's properties.
- Photorealistic renders can be created in Fusion to showcase digital prototypes.
Vocabulary To Learn
- physical material: applies both visual and material properties to components
- appearance: applies visual properties to components
- render: a photo-realistic digital representation of components
- prototype: an early model of a design used to test and explore ideas
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Adding physical materials to components in Fusion is for aesthetic purposes only.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Physical materials and appearances can be assigned to components in Fusion. Adding physical materials alters a component's properties.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'physical material'
applies both visual and material properties to components.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Adding physical materials to components in Fusion is for aesthetic purposes only. Correction: Adding physical materials to components alters their appearance and properties.
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
- Design for additive manufacturing with Fusion Study Guide
- Electronic calculations Study Guide
- Fusion fundamentals Study Guide
- Input components Study Guide
- LEDs Study Guide
- Motors 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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