Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons: Industrial Design: Prototyping and Model-Making

Books on Prototyping and Model-Making

Prototyping and Modelmaking for Product Design by Bjarki Hallgrimsson
Call Number: 670 .H25 2012
Publication Date: 2012
Prototyping and Modelmaking for Product Designers illustrates how prototypes are used to help designers understand problems better, explore more imaginative solutions, investigate human interaction more fully and test functionality so as to de-risk the design process.
CAD and Rapid Prototyping for Product Design by Douglas Bryden
Call Number: 745.2 .B79 2014
ISBN: 9781780673424
Publication Date: 2014
This book shows how CAD and RP software is used in product design and explains, in clear language, the similarities and differences between the different software packages and processes.
3D Printing: Fundamentals to Emerging Applications by Ram K. Gupta
ISBN: 9781003296676
Publication Date: 2024
3D Printing: Fundamentals to Emerging Applications discusses the fundamentals of 3D printing technologies, current state-of-the-art knowledge, and their emerging applications in many important sectors such as energy, biomedicals, and sensors.

CAD Software

Wentworth provides access to several software platforms for Industrial Design students. Please see below for tutorials on how to use each.

AutoCAD Quick Start Guide
AutoDesk provides comprehensive learning tools for their software, including AutoCAD.
KeyShot Tutorials
KeyShot hosts a learning portal with resources on how to use any feature of the software.
Rhino3D Tutorials
Rhinoceros has an extensive collection of tutorials available for free.

For more information on how to access this software, please contact TechSpot.

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Prototyping

The Accelerate Makerspace has a wide variety of tools, including 3D scanners and printers, available to support the creation of prototypes for coursework and entrepreneurship. Learn more about the tools and services available on their website.

Accelerate Makerspace