Make Objects Using Digital Fabrication
  • Type Experience
  • Level Foundational
  • Time Hours
  • Cost Free
Additional Details

Make Objects Using Digital Fabrication

Issued by Badge Nation

Earners of this badge made objects such as a birdhouse, solar powered artwork, coasters, jewellery, and more, using digital fabrication.

  • Type Experience
  • Level Foundational
  • Time Hours
  • Cost Free
Additional Details

Skills

Earning Criteria

  • Earner has attended a Smart Citizens workshop in Fab Lab Plymouth and got introduced to the subtractive (laser cutting, CNC machining, etc.) and additive manufacturing (3D printing) techniques of digital fabrication to make objects using the Fab Lab machines and material (plywood, PLA plastic, glass, acrylic, etc.).
  • Earner has also been introduced to Computer Aided Design (CAD) to customise the object's 2D/3D model by adding text, or design features before sending it to the digital fabrication machines.
  • Entry level introduction to digital fabrication.
  • This badge is financed by the Arts Council England through the Cultural Development Funds as part of the iMayflower Project.

Standards

Cities of Learning Badging Standard - Participate Layer
This badge has been mapped to the Participation Layer of the Cities of Learning Badging Standard. The earner has met expectations, can interact with learning and is able to join in with others.