15-394 Intermediate Rapid Prototyping

Frequency Offered: Generally offered -TBD- confirm course offerings for upcoming semesters by accessing the university Schedule of Classes.

Course Relevance (who should take this course?): Students looking to expand upon the concepts of 15-294 and mechanical design.

• Mechanism design and physics-based simulation
• Parametric shape generation
• 3D scanning and mesh manipulation
• Advanced SolidWorks concepts.

Basic facility with SolidWorks

Sample class notes: n/a

Sample Assignment: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/academic/class/15394u-s17/assignments/mechanism/

• 4 assignments
• Final project

Sample Lecture Recording: Typically no recorded lectures

• Expansion on 15-294
• Rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing technologies, the maker and open source movements, and societal impacts of these technologies
• CAD tools, file formats, slicing algorithms
• Hands-on experience with SolidWorks, laser cutting, and 3D printing, culminating in student projects

Course Website: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/academic/class/15394u-s17/

• SolidWorks
• Grasshopper
• AutoDesk software (ReMake, MeshMixer, Slicer)

• Prerequisites Required: 15122 and basic facility with SolidWorks
• Minimum Grades in Prereqs:
  C in 15122
• Corequisites: None
• Prerequisite for: n/a
• Anti-requisites: None
• Cross-Listed: None
• Substitutes: any higher level CS course for 15122
• Related Courses: 15294 (recommended prereq but not required)
• Reservations: Some reservations are for Seniors in Computer Science; Some reservations are for Juniors in Computer Science