In one of the assignments, students are asked to design and build a plywood chair using no screws or other attachments. (Image courtesy of an anonymous 4.510 student; please see assignment 3 in the projects section.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Lawrence Sass
MIT Course Number
4.510
As Taught In
Fall 2008
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
- Selected lecture notes
- Projects and examples
- Assignments: problem sets (no solutions)
- Assignments: design (no examples)
- Assignments: written (no examples)
Course Description
This course will guide graduate students through the process of using rapid prototyping and CAD/CAM devices in a studio environment. The class has a theoretical focus on machine use within the process of design. Each student is expected to have completed one graduate level of design computing with a full understanding of solid modeling in CAD. Students are also expected to have completed at least one graduate design studio.
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