Level 1 Award in Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)

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Unit 1, Additive Manufacture (3 credits)

1. use a brief to design 3D objects.	2. enable 3D manufacture from a 3D design.
1.1 identify the need for a specified design.	2.1 follow instructions to export a file for additive manufacture.
1.2 identify design constraints.	2.2 use appropriate file formats and dimensions.
1.3 select appropriate software to develop the design.	2.3 import files into additive manufacture software.
1.4 gather information to support a design.	2.4 use the appropriate settings to create a build file.
1.5 create a design, starting from a template, image trace or pre-existing object.	2.5 identify issues related to print speed, quality, size and overall outcome.
1.6 make checks to ensure the model will print.	2.6 identify changes to machine settings to improve build quality.
1.7 amend errors and ensure design quality.	2.7 use the final product to identify possible improvements.
	2.8 identify how an additive manufacture design can be used alongside or to aid existing design and manufacture processes.