Rapid Prototyping
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The official GTU curriculum for Rapid Prototyping (subject code 2181914) as prescribed for Mechanical Engineering · Semester 8 divides the course into 4 units, covering 29 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2181914)Unit 1 Introduction
- Introduction to Prototyping
- Traditional Prototyping Vs
- Rapid Prototyping (RP)
- Classification of Rapid Manufacturing Processes: Additive
- Generic RP process
Unit 2 CAD Modelling and Data Processing for RP
- CAD model preparation
- Data interfacing: formats ( STL, SLC, CLI, RPI, LEAF
- HP/GL, CT, STEP)
- validity checks
- repair procedures
- Part orientation and support generation
- Support structure design
- Model Slicing algorithms and contour data organization
- direct and adaptive slicing
- Tool path generation
Unit 3 RP Processes
- Process Physics
- Process Analysis
- Material and technological aspects
- limitations and comparison of various rapid manufacturing processes
- Photopolymerization (Stereolithography (SL)
- Powder Bed Fusion (Selective laser Sintering (SLS)
- Electron Beam melting (EBM))
- Extrusion-Based RP Systems (Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM))
- Sheet Lamination (Laminated Object Manufacturing (LOM)
- Ultrasonic Consolidation (UC))
- Beam Deposition (Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS)
- Direct Metal Deposition (DMD))
Unit 4 Errors in RP Processes
- post-processing errors
- Part building errors in SLA, SLS
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