Additive and Digital Manufacturing    3 s.h

Catalog description

Introduction to the principles and practices of digital manufacturing with emphasis on additive manufacturing processes. Historical and modern perspectives on geometric representation and file formats. Toolpath generation. Capabilities, limitations, and design criteria for additive manufacturing processes. Digital representation of part geometries. Pre-processing, post-processing, and inspection of additively manufactured parts. Contemporary issues of data management for digital manufacturing. Prereq.: MFG 3723 .