What?

As a student team lead, we were tasked to design, in SolidWorks, a working 3D printer. The user group for this printer was meant to be for small-scale hobbyists, taking up minimal desktop space and being low cost.

How?

As the team lead, I delegated different subsystems to each of my team members while I took on the task of creating the Z-axis lift & coupler and completed the final assembly of all parts. The project also consisted of a final design specification document which highlighted the different functions, objectives and constraints for the design.

Results

The team was able to deliver a design an FDM 3D printer that met the objectives of smaller desktop footprint, manufacturability, maintainability and low cost while delivering on its main function of printing objects with a volume of upto 350 cubed inches.