DimensionAlley Conducts 3D Education Course for Students
Heinz Brandt Schule students participate in 3D education week
Last week, DimensionAlley held a seminar for 3D printing education at the Heinz Brandt
DimensionAlley Conducts 3D Education Course for Students
Heinz Brandt Schule students participate in 3D education week
Last week, DimensionAlley held a seminar for 3D printing education at the Heinz Brandt Schule in Weissensee. Students in the 7th and 8th grade were given the chance to discover the world of the 3D Printing. Our staff members, including Norma, educator and 3D printing creative technologist, oversaw four days filled with different activities and challenges for the students to complete. By participating in everything from simple silhouette prints to 3D head scans, the students immersed themselves in the world of 3D printing and design.
A week of Projects and Progression
On April 3rd, the first day of the seminar, the participants learned the basics of design and printing. DimensionAlley offered presentations as well as in depth guidance to ensure the students were ready to print. Day One consisted of simple shapes and silhouettes used to make cookie cutter shapes (using Cookie Caster) first importing and converting files where necessary, before printing the objects using our printers.
Day two offered a little more of a challenge. Using a Cubify Sense 3D Scanner, students first scanned their head and shoulders. Then, after a few sessions of trial and error, everyone had a complete scan of themselves. Speaking on the student’s’ progress, Norma Barr expressed her amazement, “I think it’s wonderful to see what the students are capable of. After learning the process, they really took it upon themselves to create the best prints and scans. Its great to see.” Following their scans, students were divided into groups. In the groups, students were tasked with solving everyday problems by creating a 3D printed solution using, only, a standard water bottle cap.
Creating for Themselves
The two teams, divided between girls and boys devised two product design ideas. Students used a CAD model of a bottle top which DimensionAlley prepared in advance and worked with Microsoft 3D Builder design software. For the girls, they decided to make their tops individual by adding texts or characters to their water bottle caps. The boys, in the words of Norma, “The boys team decided to add a s