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Jul 05, 2025
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MEC 116 - Additive Manufacturing
Credits: 3
2 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours
Description
This course provides students with an overview of common additive manufacturing techniques including 3D printing, stereolithography (SLA), fused deposition modeling (FDM) and selective laser sintering (SLS). Students completing this course complete a series of hands-on 3D printing labs and are qualified to use devices owned by the college for projects and work in other courses. Solidworks and various slicers are used to translate computer aided design (CAD) models into printable models.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:
- Describe commonly used additive manufacturing techniques.
- Compare and contrast additive and traditional manufacturing.
- Evaluate the costs and benefits of additive manufacturing in an industrial context.
- Use CAD software and slicers to prepare models for printing.
- Set up and configure 3D printers including: leveling the base, loading filament, calibrating the device and resolving common installation issues.
- Print models using a variety of print settings including resolution and print speed.
- Identify common polymers used in 3D printing and the use cases in which each would be appropriate.
Listed Topics
- Concepts of additive manufacturing
- 3D printing
- SLA, FDM, SLS and other techniques
- Common polymers
- 3D printer configuration
- Troubleshooting
- CAD and slicers
- Rafts and support structures
- Printing parameters
Reference Materials
Instructor-approved textbook and materials.
Students who successfully complete this course acquire general knowledge, skills and abilities that align with CCAC’s definition of an educated person. Specifically, this course fulfills these General Education Goals: - Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
- Technological Competence
Approved By: Dr. Quintin B. Bullock Date Approved: 3/30/2023
Last Reviewed: 3/30/2023
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