ME4644 Introduction to Rapid Prototyping / ME5984 Rapid Prototyping

ME 4644 Introduction to Rapid Prototyping
ME 5984 Rapid Prototyping
Copyright © 1994 - 2001 by Jan Helge Bøhn. All rights reserved.	PAPER DESCRIBING THIS COURSE: J. H. Bøhn, "Integrating Rapid Prototyping into the Engineering Curriculum - A Case Study," Rapid Prototyping Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 1997, pp. 32-37. [PDF]
ME 4644 Spring 2001: CRN 13445 MW 4:00pm - 5:15pm 120 Randolph Hall	ME 5984 Spring 2001: CRN 16532 MW 4:00pm - 5:15pm 120 Randolph Hall	Limited Enrollment Approved as ME Technical Elective (ME 4644) Approved for Graduate Credit (ME 5984) Offered every Spring Semester since 1995

January 24, 2001
This WWW site is now current!

AN EXAMPLE OF
RAPID PROTOTYPING:
An intake manifold built by stereolithography was tested directly on a running engine yielding excellent results.

Table of Content

Syllabus: [PDF]
Download ACROBAT READER to read the .PDF files.
GE Plastics: [resins] [thermoplastics education]
Endura Plastics: thermoplastic material selection guide
For general public access
[Lecture Notes] [Items on Reserve] [CNC Schedule] [FDM Schedule] [Combined CNC-FDM Schedule] [Individual Homework Assignments] [CNC Team Assignment] [FDM Team Assignment] [Sample FDM project drawings] [PGM file format] [XV information] [GE thermoplastic design guide] [Backing Up Your Data]
Password required from outside VT CAD Laboratory
QuickSlice 6.0 documentation - FDM 1600 status check
Rapid Prototyping Journal (on-line in PDF file format)
SDRC I-DEAS workshops: [Introduction to Generative Machining] [Exploring I-DEAS Generative Machining]
Generating and Transferring the Toolpath: [TREE325] [MAXNC10]
Password required from outside Virginia Tech
Teaching Assistant: Sudhir Gopinath
Office Hours: MWF 3:00-5:30PM, TuTh 9:00-11:00AM, F 8:00-10:00AM
Office Location: 114-MNO (Rapid Prototyping Laboratory)
Office Telephone: 231-7131
E-mail: sugopina@vt.edu
Course Equipment:
- Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM 1600) rapid prototyping system
  Build materials: ABS plastic, nylon, and investment casting wax
- VT CAD Lab: IBM RS/6000 workstations
- TREE 325 Journeyman CNC mill
- MAXNC-10 CNC mill
Course Software:
- SDRC: I-DEAS Master Series 6.0
- Stratasys: QuickSlice 6.0
The Rapid Prototyping Resource Center
A comprehensive list of WWW sites
The Rapid Prototyping Laboratory
Rapid prototyping research at Virginia Tech

Location: http://www-rp.me.vt.edu/ME4644/

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