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Wood Technology: Three-Dimensional Design

Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

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Wood Technology: Three-Dimensional Design is designed to develop skills and knowledge of three-dimensional wood technology manufacturing processes and Computerized Numerical Control (CNC) equipment. Topics include CNC mathematics and programming language, utilizing CAD-CAM software, advanced technology, and designing and manufacturing a three-dimensional product. Career and Technical Student Organizations are integral, co-curricular components of each career and technical education course.

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Utilize trigonometry and geometry to solve design and product issuesDescribe a CNC program and explain the sequence of operations in a typical CNC programCompare and contrast Subtractive Rapid Prototyping (SRP) and Rapid Prototyping (RP)Design and manufacture two-dimensional and three-dimensional milling and rotary prototypes and finished productsCreate, maintain, and save files within a CAD-CAM program. 2023 Revised Alabama Course of Study: ArchitectureSelect tooling, set up a CNC router, lathe, or turner, load and verify a program, and run a partCreate and manage a three-dimensional numeric control operation tool path for a router, latheCreate an original three-dimensional or rotary design for prototyping or productionSelect materials, work-holding devices, and tooling needed for production of an original three-dimensional designCreate toolpaths, run a simulation for an original three-dimensional design, and troubleshoot as neededDocument CNC routing operation, including part zero, offsets, feeds and speeds, and tooling, for an original three-dimenProduce an original three-dimensional product and prepare a written evaluation of the projectDescribe any challenges encountered in designing or producing a finished three-dimensional product
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