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Come and learn how 3D printing can let you take a creative idea through a design process into a real object and even on to a successful Kickstarter. Students will learn about the program at DCS/UPS and Silicon Valley Flex before they get a chance to see 3D printers in action and even create a small item of their own. Students will get a chance to meet Henry and Riley who launched successful Kickstarters while in middle school. At the end of the session participants will be able to: - Define CAD - Describe the process of 3D Printing - Give a brief history of 3D printing - Describe the "workflow" of going from a design to a tangible object in 3D printing - Describe Kickstarter - Print a small object of their own

Interested in 3D printing? Want to see how you can take your CAD model from the computer screen to a physical object in just minutes? Then come to this class. We will cover the basics of CAD, Overview 3D printing and get you hands-on time with 3D printers from the r-Lab in Santa Clara. As part of the class you will learn the workflow for 3D printing, design and print an item, and talk about the future of this emerging technology.