88200 Object and Accessory Design 3: Soft Tooling and Rapid Prototyping

6cp
Requisite(s): 88300 Object and Accessory Design 2: The Cast Object
Undergraduate

Object and Accessory 3 examines the development of products to be manufactured in low volume 'soft tooling'. The semester begins with the examination of several moulded polymer products and the tooling from which they have been produced. The use of 'rapid prototyping' as a means of deriving 'patterns' is covered in some detail. Students have the opportunity to design an item of homeware, jewellery or other small product that is developed to the point of manufacture. Other processes covered in this subject are laser and water jet cutting, as well as chemical etching – all of which can be very easily adapted to the manufacture of small decorative products.

Typical availability

Spring semester, City campus

Fee information

2008 contribution for post-2008 Commonwealth-supported students: $636.88
Note: Students who commenced prior to 1 January 2008 should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth Supported places.

2008 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,316.00

Note: Fees for Postgraduate domestic fee-paying students and international students are charged according to the course they are enrolled in. Students should refer to the Annual Fees Schedule.

Subject EFTSL: 0.125

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