Tech Flashcards
What is biomimicry?
Products that have been designed based off of nature and animals
What is an analogy?
A comparison between things that have similar features
What is a Lifestyle board?
Images representing the ideal lifestyles of the target customers
What’s a mood board?
Images which aims to capture the mood of a new product
What is rapid prototyping?
Method of making a model directly from CAD data
What’s advantages of rapid prototyping?
End product can be printed
No restrictions because of mould design
Moving parts can be printed
What graphic techniques would you use during idea generation stage?
Freehand sketches
3D sketches
What graphic techniques would you use during exploration/refinement stage?
Scale drawings
Orthographic drawings
Exploded drawings
Sectional drawings
What graphic techniques would you use during the promotional stage?
CAD illustrations
Manual Renders
What’s the different 3D sketches?
Oblique
Isometric
Vanishing Point
Orthographic
What could a sketch model be used for?
Check scale and size, anthropometrics, functionality, mechanisms and asthetics
What could a block model be used for?
Communicate form and shape
Test ergonomics
Present to client
Surface details
Positions of parts
What could a scale model be used for?
Gather info about sizes
Check proportions
Test ergonomics
Figure out assembly methods
Used for marketing
What could a prototype be used for?
Prove viability of design
Test fully working products
Assist with marketing
What’s uses of CAD/CAM?
Can run simulations
Check aesthetics with render
Check dimensions and assembly methods
