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Design and print a model town using CAD and 3D printing
This activity involves generating creative design ideas for a building, drawing the final design idea using CAD software, and 3D printing a model of the building. The software used for the CAD activity, ‘Onshape’, is the free and widely used. However, this could easily be substituted for any other 3D CAD software already available in school.
The models of the building have a small footprint to facilitate relatively short printing time. Copies could be printed for both the student and for display purposes. A miniature ‘town’ created from the different models can be an effective way of displaying learner creativity, differentiation, and the effective application of new technologies within the curriculum.
This activity could be used as a main lesson activity to reinforce CAD drawing skills or to introduce 3D printing. It could also be used as part of a scheme of work learning about the design process.
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