The presentation is explaining the research progress of Computer-aided Consumer Design for Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing products.

1. DeSReS 2012
Computer Aided Consumer Design
for Additive Manufacturing Products
Yudhi Ariadi
2nd Year PhD Student @ Design Practice Research Group
Supervised by
Dr Mark Evans & Dr Ian Campbell
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2. Outline
 Research objective &
background
 Research questions
 Research methodologies
 Current status & next steps
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3. What is…
Computer Aided Consumer Design for Additive Manufacturing Products
Computer-aided or Computer-assisted
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
COMPUTER AIDED
Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)
Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
…refers to products whose conception
and/or specification and/or design
and/or manufacture may occur with
Computer Aided Industrial Design (CAID)
direct consumer input (Sinclair, 2011)
for
…a process of joining materials, usually layer
upon layer, to make objects from 3D model
data. http://www.gadgetrivia.com/photos/o/33496-best_tablet_monitor.jpg
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4. What is… (cont’d)
Computer Aided Consumer Design for Additive Manufacturing Products
3D models
as an input
Software:
CaCODE Hardware:
3D printing
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5. What is… (cont’d)
Simplifying the Computer Aided Design tools/software
WHAT HAPPEN WITH
CURRENT CADs…???
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6. What is… (cont’d)
Simplifying the Computer
Aided Design tools/software
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7. What is… (cont’d)
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8. Why?
 The revenue forecast of the AM industry is expected to continue
its double-digit growth (Wohlers, 2011).
 The AM/3D printing personal system is also growth.
6000
5000
4000
total
3000
Bits from Bytes
2000 MakerBot
1000 RepRap
Delta MFC
UNIT
0
Fab@home
2007 2008 2009 2010
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9. Why? (cont’d)
 The trend of DIY.
 The AM/3D Printing becomes cheaper.
RepRap printers can print out just over half of the parts
needed to build a new RepRap machine.
The classes are fun and
designed to teach
children skills like
drilling, gluing and
“Origo a 3D printer for mom, dad and
sawing.
the entire family”
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10. Research questions
Consumer Design, customisation, DIY
• How big is the consumers' desire to create their own product?
Consumer Design tools/software
• What system is appropriate for consumers to undertake a design process to
produce 3D model for AM?
AM/3D Printing systems & materials
• What materials and production systems are suitable for consumers to
design and manufacture their own desired product by themselves?
• What capability can be achieved by AM to enable consumers to build their
own products in the future?
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11. Research methodologies
To examine the capability of AM in producing consumer products.
• Creating a range of pens as a sample of consumer products.
To develop a design system for helping consumer to
create their own design
• Developing an easy Computer Aided Consumer
Design software.
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12. What have been done… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knfOgzN6hus
Developing pens as
a sample of
consumer products
From sketches
(by Dr Mark Evans) to
3D modellers
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13. What have been done…
Creating a range of pens as a sample of consumer products
ABS-like TUMBLING
by Objet/Connex 500/LDS (printed)
COATING INFUSING Red
ABS & Rubber-like Purple
by Objet/Connex 500/HK (printed)
Nylon
Ivory
by EOS/SLS/Shapeways (printed)
Plastic
ABS
by Dimension/FDM/Laserlines
Nickel alike
Metal
‘sandstone’
by Zcorp/3D Printer/LUSAD Smooth
Rough
Stainless Texture
by Steel Realizer SLM 100/Lancaster University
Next steps: Consumer acceptance survey (surface finish-materials-colours)
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14. What have been done… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hioiXd7Tx3w
Developing an easy
Computer Aided
Consumer Design
software
An easy CaCODE:
PenCAD
Next steps:
Consumer testing of
user-friendliness and
feedback.
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15. What have been done… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ipas1kqiQQ
Developing an easy
Computer Aided
Consumer Design
software
An easy CaCODE:
TableWareCAD
Next steps:
Consumer testing of
user-friendliness and
feedback.
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16. discussion
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