Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
School of Engineering

MET 452

Rapid Prototyping

 

 

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Files for this course are located in the MET_452 subdirectory on the pro_e (V:) courseware data disk.

Semester assignments are subject to change depending upon hardware/software acquisitions/installations and problems.

 

Reverse Engineering Semester Project

 

Assignment

Date

Description

Due

Class 1

1/11

Introduction to Rapid Prototyping, Points and Curves

 

Lab 1

1/12

Traditional Surfacing, Module 6
    Additional Reading:  Copying Curves

1/19

Class 2

1/13

Introduction to RP Continued

 

Class 3

1/18

Intro to RP, Continued

Lab 2

1/19

Traditional Surfacing, Module 16 & 17

1/26

Class 4

1/20

Composite Curves
Entity selection, Boundary Surfaces, End Conditions;   Subtractive Project discussion

 

Class 5

1/25

CDRS (Kaiser Connecting Rod)

Lab 3 

1/26

Freeform Surfacing, Module 1, 2 & 3

2/2

Class 6

1/27

Curve and Surface Analysis, Offsetting edges, Warp

 

Class 7

2/1

3D Systems - Stereolithography

Lab 4

2/2

Freeform Surfacing, Module 4

2/9

Class 8

2/3

3D Systems continued

ISDX style surfaces, curve

 

Class 9

2/8

3D Systems continued

Lab 5

2/9

Freeform Surfacing, Module 5 & 6

2/16

Class 10

2/10

WF 4 Discussion, ISDX Surface Creation

 

Class 11

2/15

Clay model review (Lab 7), Discussion on Proportions

Lab 6

2/16

Freeform Surfacing, Module 7, 8 & 9, Schedule Milling for Subtractive Project                                    

2/23

Class 12

2/17

Advanced ISDX Features, Fused Deposition Modeling (Stratasys)

 

Class 13

2/22

Lab Tour:  Dimension, LPX-250,Drill/Tap for Lab 7,  Microscribe Digitizer for Project

Lab 7

2/23

Reverse Engineering:  Clay Model  to 3D Print

Using the Roland LPX-250 Laser Scanner                             

3/17

Class 14

2/24

FDM (Dimension)

Creating tool paths with Pro/MFG, checking with Vericut

 

Class 15

3/1

Surface faring using raw CMM data, Semester Project surface creation methodology

Lab 8

3/2

Semester Project

 

Class 16

3/3

Z Corporation

 

3/8 -  3/12

Semester Break

Class 17 

3/15

Z Corporation continued

Lab 9

3/16

Semester Project

 

Class 18

3/17

 Z Corp Infiltrants                     

 

Class 19

3/22

Current Z Corp Product line

 

Lab 10

3/23

Semester Project

 

Class 20

3/24

Selective Laser Sintering, ProMetal

 

Class 21

3/29

Use of RP models, Case Studies

 

Lab 11

3/30

Semester Project

 

Class 22

3/31

Laminated Object Manufacturing, Sheet Layering - JP System

 

Class 23

4/5

Solid Ground Curing, Soligen

 

Lab 12

4/6

Semester Project

 

Class 24

4/7

Semester Project

 

Class 25

4/12

Rapid Tooling, Laser Scanning

 

Lab 13

4/13

Laser Scanning, Emerging Additive Technologies

 

Class 26

4/14

Semester Project

 

Class 27

4/19

Semester Project

 

Lab 14

4/20

Semester Project 

 

Class 28

4/21

TBA 

 

Class 29

4/26

TBA

 

Class 30

4/28

TBA

Project Summary Doc Due