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Live, instructor-led online design workshop​
June 20-29, 2017

Groups of 3 or more save 20%

Course Description

No experience required. Learn the basics of 3D modeling programs (CAD) and the design rules for 3D printing. This course will cover the entire design process, from conception to final prototype.
Each session in this 2-week intensive course focuses on learning design & printing principles and applying what you’ve learned to a different tool, with assignment prompts to go check out the tool and create a design within a few days.
Each session will explore different approaches to designing in 3D, such as how to best use each program and export printable files. Once you complete this introductory course, you will be ready to take Advanced Design for 3D Printing, which begins one week later.

Course participants who attend all sessions (or view the recordings) and complete all assignments will receive a certificate of completion from 3DPrint.com.

Course Schedule

Tuesday, June 20
2-3pm ET (11am-12pm PT)

Speaker: Erin Arden, Entrepreneur, 3D Printer and 3D Design Specialist, Previously MakerBot Training Director

Beginning Design Principles – Part 1

An overview of ways to think about designing basic shapes for 3D printing, followed by a demonstration of Tinkercad, an easy-to-use 3D modeling program that allows you to turn your idea into a design for a 3D printer.

Thursday, June 22
2-3pm ET (11am-12pm PT)

Speaker: Erin Arden, Entrepreneur, 3D Printer and 3D Design Specialist, Previously MakerBot Training Director

Beginning Design Principles – Part 2

Concluding your time in Tinkercad, this session will cover how to import 2D and 3D files for manipulation and use, use community-developed shapes, and create complex geometry holes.

How to Prep Your Models For Printing

Demo of 3D printer preparation programs and how to use them. See a few examples of difficult to plate models and discuss different orientations for different results.

Tuesday, June 27
2-3pm ET (11-12pm PT)

Speaker: Andrej Klement, Customer Education Lead at Vectary

Broken Files & Manifold 3D Design

Learn to recognize a broken 3D model and how to prevent designing them using a polygon modeling tool called Vectary.

Thursday, June 29
2-3pm ET (11am-12pm PT)

Speaker: Jennifer Fry, Digital Art Educator, Larkspur Corte Madera Schools (CA)

Sculptural Designs

Learn how to create designs in the digital sculpting tool, Pixologic Sculptris. This unique program is similar to working with clay. Covers a basic sculpture, considerations for 3D printing and what professions use digital sculpting.

Final project

Learn how to make your design printable in 3D.

GROUP DISCOUNTS OF 3 OR MORE SAVE 20%
Standard Rate: $249

GROUP DISCOUNTS OF 3 OR MORE ARE AVAILABLE, SAVE 20%!
Register in groups for a unique team-building experience and get everyone working together.Contact us to learn more.

Testimonials From Previous Students

Great course! I love how many different minds approach the many possible applications of 3D printing, and this course surely showed me how vast this technology can get. I certainly got a lot of ideas from this course.
Jan Philippe Carino, Owner, Transmedia

The Beginner Design for 3D Printing course provided me the perfect training to build a foundation in 3D printing. It gave a good array of various softwares, applications, and information on what printer or program is best for the intended end-use. I highly recommend this course for someone wanting to take their first step or solidify their base knowledge in 3D printing.
Participant, Beginner Design for 3D Printing

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