Whats Next?

Loading...

From the course by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

3D Printing Applications

331 ratings

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

3D Printing Applications

331 ratings

This course will help you understand how 3D printing is being applied across a number of domains, including design, manufacturing, and retailing. It will also demonstrate the special capabilities of 3D printing such as customization, self-assembly, and the ability to print complex objects. In addition to business applications, this course will also examine how individuals, including those in developing countries, are using this technology to create solutions to the problems they face. This course will also provide an overview of design thinking and how you can use this framework to develop ideas that can be turned into objects. Learners who complete this course will obtain a rich understanding of the capabilities of 3D printing and how to think about designing objects for this new technology.

From the lesson

Course Wrap Up

This brief module contains a course summary, and provides you with the opportunity to share your thoughts about your experience in this course.

Whats Next?4:43

Meet the Instructors

Vishal Sachdev
Clinical Assistant Professor , Director, Illinois MakerLab
Business Administration

[MUSIC]

Hi, we are here today to learn about what follows after 3D

Printing Application course that you are right now in.

So you've learned from Professor Alec 3D Printing, the revolution in 3D Printing.

And in this course, 3D Printing Applications you've learned a lot about

all the different ways in which people, entrepreneurs and

industries are using 3D printing as in a couple of the case studies.

So we are now moving on to building some skills in 3D modeling software.

And this last module in this course,

you've learned about design thinking as well.

As a sort of a process around solving problems.

Going from ideas to actually creating new things.

So we are very fortunate to have Jeff Smith from Autodesk,

who will be leading you in the software course to get your ideas on paper,

in a digital medium and onwards.

So thank you, Jeff, for joining us and telling us about your course.

>> Vishal, I'm really excited to do this course right now and though my goal for

the learners is to teach them how to capture their ideas.

How to get them on paper or digital medium and

how to take ideas from that sketch standpoint onto a digital medium for 3D.

How do I explore my ideas?

How do I take ideas and make them reality in the 3D environment and

then ultimately leverage your 3D printing skills as well.

>> In your course, you're starting as you said with the sketches and

then moving up from there to 3D modeling tools.

Give us a sense of at the end of your course,

what are learners working out with?

>> My goal for learners that participate in my course, I want to empower them.

I want to empower them to be confident at capturing ideas on paper.

And I want to empower them with tool sets that allow them to capture their designs,

capture their process, develop ideas in the 3D world.

Because without 3D CAD, you don't have any 3D printing,

you have to have something to build ultimately.

And the goal here is to give them the confidence and

skill sets to flush out their ideas in a digital environment.

>> Given my sense of what the audience typically is and

we've done some other Coursera courses.

So we get people from all over the world.

And this specialization is also being designed for

the absolute beginners who are just interested.

Who are saying hey, let me find out what this is all about.

There are some who might be entrepreneurs.

There might be some who say, I have a problem, I want to fix it.

Or there might be some who are saying I need some skill building potentially

at my work.

Your course particularly, how does it fit these different scenarios?

>> My course is about skill building.

>> Okay. >> And I think design is universal.

>> Okay.

>> Everyone can leverage design and learn how to do that.

If you're an entrepreneur and

you have an idea, design can be the vehicle to make that a reality.

If you're involved in industry, design can take you to a new level.

On a personal level for me, a simple act like drawing has done wonders for

me and it's made connections and it's built me in business.

Obviously, if I look at the other side of that,

with 3D modeling that has empowered me as well.

So I want to hand that off to the next person and design as universal.

>> So I think it's a shaping up to be in excellent course and we hope

all our learners who've been with us so far follow on and learn from you as well.

>> I hope so and if you come work with me,

I guarantee that I can teach you skill sets.

>> Well, thank you for taking the time.

>> No problem, I hope every one joins me.

>> Well, thank you.

[MUSIC]

Explore our Catalog

Join for free and get personalized recommendations, updates and offers.

Coursera provides universal access to the world’s best education, partnering with top universities and organizations to offer courses online.

© 2018 Coursera Inc. All rights reserved.

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play