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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 explain the need for a specified design.	2.1 export a file for additive manufacture.
  1.2 describe design constraints.	2.2 explain the need for appropriate file format and dimensions.
  1.3 select appropriate software to develop the design.	2.3 import files into additive manufacture software.
  1.4 research information to support a design.	2.4 use the appropriate settings to create a build file.
  1.5 create a set of information on which to base a design, starting from a template, image trace or pre-existing object.	2.5 explain possible issues related to print speed, quality, size and overall outcome.
  1.6 create a 3D design through customising existing templates or instructions.	2.6 use the 3D printed final product to identify possible improvements.
  1.7 make checks to ensure the model will print.	2.7 identify how an additive manufacture design can be used alongside or to aid existing design and manufacture processes or systems.
  1.8 amend errors and ensure design quality.	2.8 communicate a written evaluation of the design process to others.