Description
Reading Assignment: Design Essentials for 3DP (Protolabs) – on Canvas
Design a case for a smart phone that can be fabricated using the 3D printing services provided by ProtolabsLinks to an external site. or ShapewaysLinks to an external site.
You can find CAD models of many existing smartphones on Grabcad.comLinks to an external site.
The case should consist of at least 2 individual components, should follow DFMA guidelines, and needs to use at least 3 of the following SolidWorks features:
Curve driven pattern
Multibody parts
Intersect
Freeform
Indent
Deform
Equations
Design Tables
3D sketch
Deliverables:
Solidworks CAD models of the parts for the case and the selected smart phone
A Solidworks assembly file of the phone and the designed case
A word document describing:
What design consideration were made for the form, fit, function, cost, and time during the design of the case. Assume a small production run of 100 units of the case will be fabricated using AM. You can get cost estimates for your parts from ProtolabsLinks to an external site. and ShapewaysLinks to an external site. websites.
How DFMA guidelines were used during the design process
How the case would be printed (what AM technology(s) and material(s) would be used to fabricate the case)
