Course Number: 617300CW or 617300HW
Honors or College Prep
Description: The 3D Printing and Design II course at R2i2 will advance student competency in the use and application of CATIA: a multi-platform computer-aided design (CAD)/computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)/computer-aided engineering (CAE) software suite. Students will expand on level 1 competencies with advanced topics including Kinematics, Parametric modeling, and Additive Manufacturing Certification. Students will test for professional certification in CATIA and be introduced to the professional careers within these industries. Additional coursework will be required of honors students.
Number of Credits: 1
Certifications: CATIA v5 Part Design Associate, CATIA v5 Assembly Design Associate, SolidWorks Additive Manufacturing Certification
Potential Careers*: Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Engineering Technician, Architect, Drafter, Industrial Designer, Machinist, Tool and Die Maker, Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technician, Aerospace Engineer, Agricultural Engineer, Biomedical Engineer, Civil Engineering Technician, Cartographer, Photogrammetrist, Civil Engineer, Computer Hardware Engineer, Industrial Engineering Technician,Industrial Engineer, Landscape Architect, Marine Engineers and Naval Architect, Materials Engineer
Salary Range: $45,000 – $117,000
3D Printing and Design students have participated in:
- Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition, competing at the State and National level https://www.samsung.com/us/solvefortomorrow/
- Lemelson/ MIT Inventeams participants https://lemelson.mit.edu/inventeams
- Edison Awards participant – student created a protective shirt that helps protect medical
devices in people’s bodies. https://edisonawards.com/
4. Paid-Internship with Spirax/Sarco, a multi-national Engineering firm in SC https://www.spiraxsarco.com/
Academic Certification partner with Dassault Systemes
*Some careers and salary data from https://www.bls.gov/
