0 or 3 credits
Fall 2025 Laboratory Lecture Distance Learning Upper DivisionThis course investigates digital manufacturing methods, tools, and processes. Topics include additive and subtractive production techniques, CNC tools, geometric dimensioning and tolerance, model-based definition, measurement instruments and metrology, and scanning techniques for geometry validation.
Learning Outcomes1Describe the differences between additive and subtractive manufacturing.
2Create a simple CNC program to drive a desktop mill, lathe, and cutter.
3Understand the basic steps to moving CAD data through a CAM system to drive a machine.
4Use measurement techniques and model-based data to inspect a manufactured part.
5Use 3D scanning technology to validate a manufactured part.