Course overview.
Comprehensive course
This design for additive manufacturing course provides a thorough overview of design for additive manufacturing (DfAM) fundamentals. The online course consists of 5 parts which cover the core design principles anyone getting into AM should know.
Upskill in design for AM
Gain new skills with both video content and hands-on tutorials. Get up to speed with the latest trends in additive manufacturing such as optimising parts with generative design, minimising material with lattices and simplifying assemblies with part consolidation.
Pricing.
£150
Introductory price £50
Unlimited access to

3+ hours of video content

54 pages of detailed course notes

5 Interactive design tutorials

Industry test cases and worked examples
50% Student discount
Topics covered.

1. Introduction to the course
- Course introduction
- Additive manufacturing workflow
- What is design for additive manufacturing?
- Interactive tutorial one

2. Design for the correct process
- Overview of AM categories
- Additive manufacturing design guidelines
- AM process overview with real printed parts
- Large scale AM with industrial examples
- Interactive tutorial two

3. Design for minimal material usage
- Understanding functional surfaces
- Topology optimisation
- Lattice structure design
- How to minimise support structure
- Interactive tutorial three

4. Design for improved functionality
- Multi-scale design for additive manufacturing
- Mass customisation
- Biomimetics
- Generative design
- Interactive tutorial four

5. Design for part consolidation
- Part re-design for additive manufacturing
- Opportunities for part consolidation
- Challenges with part-consolidation
- Design for additive manufacturing course summary
- Interactive tutorial five

Interactive design tutorials*
- Guided AM design examples
- Apply the knowledge from the course
- Familiarisation with AM design workflows
*Tutorials only compatible with Windows 7+
Testimonials.
Really enjoyed the course! It provided a great reminder of the unique designs made possible through AM technologies, and it is clear to see much thought has gone into the functionality of the Gen3D software to easily incorporate these unique features into the part design.
Jon McAlinden
Design Engineer, GKN Aerospace
Excellent job running through almost every aspect of AM, backed by easy to understand course material, real-world examples and tutorials. I would highly recommend to all audiences interested in AM to take this course, even as a refresher to supplement DfAM principles which are already known but often forgotten.
Abdul Haque
Technical Lead - Metal AM, AMRC
Reasons to complete the course.
Hands-on interactive tutorials (Windows Only)

The course content is linked to guided online tutorials utilising Gen3D’s design software. Using Gen3D’s software, we guide you through the AM design process in easy steps, which is an ideal hands-on method of practising what you’re learning.
Accessible for students and professionals

Whether you are new to additive manufacturing or looking to boost your existing design for additive manufacturing knowledge, this course is targeted at all individuals with a technical background and a basic knowledge of design and manufacturing.
Experienced Team
The team at Gen3D are academic and industrial experts with years of research in additive manufacturing (3D Printing). We distil this broad range of knowledge into a focused online course covering what, over the years, we have found to be most important to us in the field of design for additive manufacturing. This means that this is truly a great design for additive training course.
Dr Steven Goguelin - Course Instructor
Steve has a masters in mechanical engineering, specialising in design. His PhD in design for additive manufacturing focused on the role of computers in the AM workflow. He now helps users fully exploit AM with his design and applications role at Gen3D.
Dr Wesley Essink - Tutorial Development
Wesley has a masters in mechanical and electrical and engineering. He also has a PhD which focused on using AI to optimise manufacturing processes. As CTO he develops new design tools as well as the tutorials in Gen3D's software.
Dr Vimal Dhokia - Course Advisor
Vimal is an expert in advanced manufacturing and design for AM with research spanning across aerospace through to healthcare. His current position as Reader at the University of Bath helps bridge the gap between academia and industry.
Dr Joseph Flynn - Course Advisor
Joe is an expert in applying geometry to create useful and interesting shapes. His PhD was in precision engineering but now focuses exclusively on AM. His work helped create algorithms that automatically design fluid flow channels and lattice structures.
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