Master Design for Plastic Manufacturing

Whether you're manufacturing using a mass-production method such as injection molding or manufacturing to demand using a method such as 3D printing, working with plastics is a unique and challenging field. Learn how to take plastic's unique properties into account and give yourself an advantage in product design and manufacturing.

• Discover various methods of manufacturing in plastic.
• Explore techniques for getting the most out of 3D printing.
• Plan your designs to fit the constraints of plastic manufacturing.

• Course 1: Rapid Prototyping for Product Design
• Bring your product designs into the real world with rapid prototyping. Get a close look at the machinery and the techniques, such as 3D printing, machining, and injection molding.
• Course 2: Fusion 360: 3D Printed Product Enclosure
• Learn how to design product enclosures to manufacture a 3D printing of the design using Autodesk Fusion 360.
• Course 3: Design for Additive Manufacturing: FDM
• Use design for manufacturing concepts to optimize your parts for 3D printing with fused deposition modeling (FDM) technology.
• Course 4: Fusion 360: Designing for Plastics
• Learn about designing for additive manufacturing in plastic using Fusion 360. Discover how to create a form, complete and visualize your design, and set it up for 3D printing.
• Course 5: Learning 3D Printing
• Learn the fundamentals of 3D printing and understand the variety of tools and technology available.
• Course 6: Additive Manufacturing: Optimizing 3D Prints
• Get high-quality 3D prints, every time. Learn how to adjust and manage 3D printer settings to achieve the best possible results.
• Course 7: SOLIDWORKS: Mold Design
• Learn how to design high-quality molds and casts—for one-off prototyping or mass production—in SOLIDWORKS.