ID430 DIGITAL MODELLING AND FABRICATION

Course Code:1250430
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (2.00 - 2.00)
ECTS Credit:5.0
Department:Industrial Design
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:Lecturer ALPER KARADOĞANER
Offered Semester:Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives

At the end of the course, students are expected to;

  • gain knowledge about digital modelling and fabrication methods (waffle technique, slice technique, CNC model and 3D printer),
  • acquire ability to produce polysurfaces and solid models,
  • acquire digital and physical models of a designed object by applying the methods and the tools introduced during the course,
  • gain knowledge in making transitions between digital and physical models, and
  • gain knowledge about the fabrication methods to product physical models during design process as an industrial designer.

Course Content


Introduction to digital modelling, surface modelling and fabrication methods. Exercises of surface
modelling with different methods to build solid model and review of fabrication methods to prepare
physical models. Applications of these fabrication methods with the tools, which are introduced to the
students, to gain experience in fabrication in order to use during product development process, Review of
document preparation for fabrication in smali-scale industry by showing reallife project examples.


Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, students will be able to;

  • describe digital modelling methods and and fabrication methods (waffle technique, slice technique, CNC model and 3D printer),
  • generate solid models by building surfaces and polysurfaces,
  • generate physical mock-ups and models by applying the fabrication methods,
  • make transitions between digital and physical models by applying the methods of digital modelling and fabrication.

Program Outcomes Matrix

Level of Contribution
#Program Outcomes0123
1Creative problem defining and solving.
2Planning and managing the design process.
3Presenting and conveying design solutions orally, in written and visually (2D and 3D).
4Planning, managing and evaluating the results of design-focused research.
5Contributing to the design of products in order to raise the life quality of the society.
6Generating and applying knowledge to serve sustainable production and life.
7Competency in intellectual and industrial property rights.
8Awareness of and sensitivity towards societal, institutional, individual and contextual differences.
9Awarenes of social and cultural facts and continuous change.
10Competency in economic, industrial and technological developments.
11Continuous development of professional knowledge, skills and approaches.
12Competency in the processes and actions in professional life.
13Adaptation to the different working environments and processes that the profession necessitates, and contributing to the development and improvement of these environments.
14Ability in working within teams.
15Giving importance to interdisciplinary interactions.

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