CAD/CAM Laboratory: Integrating Computer Numeric Controlled Instrumentation in Undergraduate Studio

工程技术（58）在设计教育中集成计算机数控（CNC）技术是一个快速发展的课程领域，旨在补充建筑和建筑行业越来越多地使用计算机辅助设计和制造（CAD/CAM）。该项目在环境设计学院建立了一个综合性的CAD/CAM实验室，以促进本科生基于实验室的课程，重点是将CNC技术与建筑物的设计，开发和建造联系起来。CAD/CAM有效地融合了通常划分的上游和下游流程，消除了建筑设计和最终生产之间的步骤。由于这种计算机化的过程简化了生产，它正在成为一种普遍的建筑技术。该项目为学生提供CNC仪器的实验室实践经验，确保他们跟上该领域的最新发展，并在全球市场上保持竞争力。该项目借鉴了基于使用哈佛设计学院CAD/CAM实验室的课程。学生学习如何使用CNC仪器，并获得在原型设计和全面施工阶段解决设计问题的经验。该过程允许增加可视化和加速设计开发。学生获得计算机辅助建筑技术的第一手知识，并在更传统的设计工作室的背景下获得独特而宝贵的学习经验。

Engineering Technology (58)Integrating computer numeric controlled (CNC) technologies in design education is a rapidly growing curricular field intended to complement the increased use of computer aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) in the architecture and construction industries. This project develops a comprehensive CAD/CAM laboratory in the College of Environmental Design to facilitate undergraduate laboratory based coursework centered on making links among CNC techniques and the design, development and construction of buildings. CAD/CAM effectively blends upstream and downstream processes that are typically compartmentalized, eliminating steps between building design and final production. Because this computerized process streamlines production, it is becoming a pervasive construction technology. This project gives students hands-on laboratory experience with CNC instrumentation, ensuring they keep abreast of current developments in the field, and stay competitive in a global marketplace. The project draws from curricula based on the use of the CAD/CAM lab at the Harvard Design School. Students learn how to use CNC instrumentation and are given experience working through design problems at prototyping and full-scale construction phases. The process allows for increased visualization and accelerated design development. Students gain firsthand knowledge of computer aided building techniques, and are given a unique and invaluable learning experience within the context of more traditional design studios.