Information Package / Course Catalogue
Design For Additive Manufacturing and Innovative Production
Course Code: MME540
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

This course aims to make design suitable for additive and innovative production to students. It plans to teach the principles of design suitable for additive manufacturing, topology and shape optimization methods used in innovative production, and generative design methods.

Course Content

Additive manufacturing methods, additive manufacturing design, topology optimization applications, generative design methods, structural analysis in design

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Hilmi Saygın SUCUOĞLU
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows additive manufacturing methods
2.Knows innovative design goals, methods and advantages
3.Knows how to apply topology optimization
4.Knows to test the optimization results with structural analysis methods
5.Knows how to generative design
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Fusion 360 generative design tutorial
2.A Practical Guide to Design for Additive Manufacturing, Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8281-9, Series E-ISSN2196-1735, 2019
3.Ansys Topology Optimization Tutorial
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Additive manufacturing methods
Week 2 - Theoretical
Additive manufacturing methods
Week 3 - Theoretical
Design methods and application suitable for additive manufacturing
Week 4 - Theoretical
Design methods and application suitable for additive manufacturing
Week 5 - Theoretical
Explaining Topology Optimization concepts
Week 6 - Theoretical
Topology optimization application 1
Week 7 - Theoretical
Topology optimization application 2
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Topology optimization application and structural analysis, Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Topology optimization application and structural analysis
Week 10 - Theoretical
Topology optimization application and structural analysis
Week 11 - Theoretical
Explaining creative design concepts
Week 12 - Theoretical
Creative design practice 1
Week 13 - Theoretical
Creative design practice 2
Week 14 - Theoretical
Topology optimization and creative design practice
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Assignment5%10
Term Assignment1%10
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1453112
Assignment55550
Term Project126026
Midterm Examination1426
Final Examination1426
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
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PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
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PÇ-11
PÇ-12
OÇ-1
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
OÇ-2
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
5
4
4
OÇ-3
3
3
5
4
5
4
4
4
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5
4
3
OÇ-4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
OÇ-5
3
5
5
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
4
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2026