A new introductory course held in the state-of-the-art 11,000-square-foot makerspace on the ground floor of the Brown-Kopel Engineering Student Achievement Center is delivering solid layers of 3D printing experience to Auburn engineering students.
“Fundamentals of 3D Printing” allows students exposure to the theory, technologies, modeling software and hardware of additive manufacturing through both lectures and lab sessions. Topics covered include the strengths and limitations of 3D printing, sourcing and creating 3D models, processing files for printing, applying advanced slicing techniques and evaluating part quality.
“But throughout, students are also working in teams to design and print a functional object they create themselves,” course instructor and makerspace director Bob Ashurst, Uthault Family Associate Professor of chemical engineering, said. “The idea is…
