Molding and Casting for Advanced Manufacturing: Students are introduced to the basic design principles and techniques used for various molding and casting techniques. Emphasis is on the practical side and will include designing for and implementing projects utilizing vacuum forming, metal casting and various mold making techniques.
- Teacher: Bruce Fitz-Earle
DFAB 107 Design for Subtractive Manufacturing: Design criteria for a variety of 2D subtractive manufacturing processes will be covered in this course. Students will gain additional skills in solid and parametric modeling as it pertains to subtractive manufacturing design criteria. Students will learn a variety of design techniques for subtractive technologies including 2D CNC milling, routing, and laser cutting.
DFAB 108 Subtractive Manufacturing 1: In this course students will learn standard operating and maintenance procedures for subtractive manufacturing machines, processes and workflows, including safe operation of all systems. Students will receive hands-on training on a variety of subtractive manufacturing technologies specifically, 2D CNC routing, milling, and laser cutting for wood, plastic, and other material mediums.
- Teacher: Shawn Curran
DFAB 111 Introduction to Desktop 3D Printing introduces students to standard operating and maintenance procedures for common desktop 3D printing machines. Students will receive hands-on training with 3D machines using plastics and plastic alternatives.
- Teacher: Kailey Allan
- Teacher: Aras Balali Moghaddam
This course provides students with the opportunity to employ their cumulative skills and talents in a chosen area of focused study. Each student must declare an area of interest that will be the basis of a unique product or project, requiring a series of scheduled tasks to complete. This culminates with a presentation and critique, portfolio and Year End Show.
- Teacher: Bruce Fitz-Earle
3D Scanning and Reverse Engineering. In this course students are introduced to reverse engineering where they will learn a variety of techniques including photogrammetry, LiDAR, structured light and machine probing. Students will then focus their learning on scan to CAD, metrology processes and product analysis.
- Teacher: Shawn Curran
Design and manufacturing are evolving industries. In Selkirk College's new Digital Fabrication & Design Program, gain broad entry-level skills or take your trade, craft or digital prowess in a new digital direction. This field combines the artistry of digital design with the skilled trades of making the physical form. Our training ensures your value in the increasingly digitally driven world of design, fabrication and manufacturing.
The Digital Fabrication & Design Program teaches emerging hands-on computer skills for a wide variety of production facilities - from large-scale industrial operations to inventors needing prototypes. Learn how to design and build products from the bottom up. Or, create parts for a larger assembly.
Digital manufacturing skills are in demand as industries embrace improved technology allowing for more design choice, increased accuracy and a shorter design to the manufacturing process. Among sectors, manufacturing recorded the highest rate of adoption of advanced design and fabrication technologies, with nearly six in 10 manufacturing enterprises using at least one such technology.
- Teacher: cory Drew
DFAB 101 Introduction Digital Design and Fabrication: This course will cover the basic history and techniques of digital fabrication, including an introduction to design and design methods.
- Teacher: Kailey Allan
- Teacher: Aras Balali Moghaddam
- Teacher: Bruce Fitz-Earle
DFAB 208 Sustainability and Adaptive Design allows students to apply digital design and fabrication techniques within the context of sustainable product design and adaptive design. Students will complete a series of projects using tools such as 3D solid and surface modeling, 3D scanning technologies, and experimental approaches to digital model generation. Digital models will be made physical through a variety of fabrication technologies which can include 3D printing, CNC milling, casting, molding and laser cutting.
- Teacher: Kailey Allan
DFAB 103 Design for Digital Fabrication 2D: Students will focus directly on a variety of 2D design applications. Students will gain knowledge in communicating design concepts using sketching, graphics, renders, and 2D technical drawing standards.
DFAB 104 Design for Digital Fabrication 3D: Students will learn how to design for digital fabrication. Emphasis will be put on designing functional parts following industry design standards. This course will focus directly on 3D CAD applications and design practices. Students will gain knowledge in solid and parametric modeling as well as the migration between various workflows and approaches.
- Teacher: Kailey Allan