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Welcome to the course ADD Basics: Working in the Digital Paradigm (AAN-C2011)! During this course we will ideate and plan business ideas around additive manufacturing; design and create product prototypes using 3D printing; and pitch the final product and business idea to a real angel investor in a Dragon's Den-type scenario. The course will consist of three parts: weekly lectures, group work assignments that run parallel to the lectures, and a full-day hands-on 3D printing workshop.
Please note that this is a preliminary schedule, the course is designed to adapt to student requests.
Contact details for teachers:
Responsible teacher (until 27.3.) Meri Kuikka: meri.kuikka@aalto.fi, +358415437782
Responsible teacher (after 28.3.) Håkan Mitts: håkan.mitts@aalto.fi
For technical questions related to 3D printing your project, please contact Wycliffe Raduma: wycliffe.raduma@aalto.fi or Tuomas Puttonen: tuomas.puttonen@aalto.fi
| Date | Time | Topic | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27.2. | 15:15-18:00 | Course introduction, ideation (Meri Kuikka) Digital design & fabrication technologies (Wycliffe Raduma) Assignment 1: Problem identification | Design Factory, Stage |
| 5.3. | 15:15-18:00 | Ideation & group division (Meri Kuikka) Applications of additive manufacturing (Wycliffe Raduma) Scroll to slide 32 Assignment 2: Miniconference | Design Factory, Studio |
| 12.3. | 15:15-18:00 | Possibilities of 3D printing (Jouni Partanen) Miniconference (Meri Kuikka & Wycliffe Raduma) Assignment 3: Choosing an idea and technology | Design Factory, Studio |
| 19.3. | 15:15-18:00 | Gathering feedback on your idea (Meri Kuikka) Recording: Design for AM: part 1: Materials (Wycliffe Raduma) Assignment 4: Gathering feedback for prototyping | https://aalto.zoom.us/j/409501293 |
| 26.3. | 15:15-18:00 | Virtual Prototyping : 3D modeling with Autodesk TinkerCad and Fusion 360 (Tuomas Puttonen) Assignment 5: Making a 3D model part 1 | https://aalto.zoom.us/j/7356895720 |
| 2.4. | 15:15-18:00 | Halfway checkpoint: Learning cafe (All teachers) Assignment 6: Testing prototypes | https://aalto.zoom.us/j/225625554 |
| 9.4. | no class | exam week Recorded Lectures: - Design for AM part 2: Manufacturing technology & (Wycliffe Raduma) - Design for AM - Part 3: Quote and order exercise for AM parts (appended to lecture 5) | Recordings |
| 16.4. | 15:15-18:00 | 15:15 Lecture: Collaborating, sharing & presenting in 3D (Wycliffe Raduma) 16:00 Guest Lecture: Jari Miranda. External Consultant at Varjo: VR as a tool for Design Review 16:30 Guest Lecture: Pouria Kay, CEO at Grib - leading the future of creation in 3D 17:00 Assignment 7 facilitation & kick-off: Manufacturability analysis for your model | https://aalto.zoom.us/j/61180374100 |
| 23.4. | 15:15-18:00 | Live Zoom Evaluation of Assignment 7: Manufacturability analysis for your model Recording: Digital design in healthcare (Wycliffe Raduma) Assignment 8: Making a 3D model part 2 | https://aalto.zoom.us/j/65156502218 |
| 30.4. | No class | Recording: Using AM to optimise the supply chain (Wycliffe Raduma) | |
| 7.5. | 15:15-18:00 | From product idea to business idea: start-up game (Håkan Mitts & Elina Kähkönen) Continues with After-class Q&A session for technical details (Wycliffe Raduma) | https://aalto.zoom.us/j/62800633144 |
| 14.5. | 15:15-18:00 | Pitching your product idea (Matthew Billington) Recorded with the previous lecture: Parametrics & mass customisation (Wycliffe Raduma) Final assignment: Dragon's Den | https://aalto.zoom.us/j/63387015909 |
| 20.5. | 15:15-18:00 | Dragon's Den video edition (Håkan Mitts, Wycliffe Raduma) | https://aalto.zoom.us/j/65048087166 |