Requirement #4: Product Design

\(\boxed{\mathbb{REQ}\Large \rightsquigarrow}\) Do ALL of the following requirements.

  1. Using either “painstorming” or brainstorming, design a new product. Create a 3D model of your design with modeling software or sketch your design. Some common CAD programs with free student versions include Autodesk Inventor, Catia, CREO, Google SketchUp, and Solid Works.

  2. Discuss your design and reasons for your choices with your counselor. Explain your 3D model or sketches, and what your next steps would be to make the product a reality.

Hint

Free resources from Creo. OnShape is a pure Cloud based 3D modeling tool that will run on anything - laptop, Chromebook, tablet. Great way for kids and teachers to learn modeling. There is a free version for students and teachers you can find here.

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Example of onshape screenshot, image obtained from onshape.com.

Note

What is CAD? CAD stands for Computer Aided Design.

Here is a very quick introduction to what CAD is.

Here is another video describing the best free CAD software.

Attention

Once you have completed this requirement, make sure you document it in your worksheet!