Design and Additive Manufacturing

This course provides an introduction to new design methods associated with additive manufacturing techniques, enabling students to create a part using a 3D printer (polymer-based). The course covers the entire process, from computer-aided design (CAD) tailored to the capabilities of the process, to the optimization of the part’s geometry (topological optimization), the preparation and initiation of the manufacturing process, and the post-printing finishing steps.

• Understand the various existing technologies and processes (polymer and metal), their key characteristics, the available materials, and typical examples of their applications,
• Understand the constraints and limitations of these new processes and their implications for design, 
• Master the various stages of the digital supply chain (from the CAD model to the finished part), 
• Design and model a part in CAD software for additive manufacturing; optimize its geometry using topological optimization software based on manufacturing constraints, 
• Prepare and start production on an FDM or SLS (polymer) machine, 
• Finish the parts after production,
• Measure and compare the mechanical properties of a mechanical part before and after topological optimization.

• CAD,
• "Standard" manufacturing processes,
• Finite Element Methods and Variational Formulation
• Continuum Mechanics,

Mechanical Testing of Materials