AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aims of the course are:

• Providing the students basic notions about the acquisition systems
• Introducing the advantages of the use of ICT in orthopedics
• Providing the students a general overview of the functioning of the CAD-CAM systems
• Providing the students the capacity to use free CAD systems
• Providing the students the ability to choose the most suitable CAD-CAM systems

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Outcomes of the course are:

• Knowing the advantages of the CAD-CAM systems in orthopedics
• Classifying the digital scanner typologies
• Comparing the different categories of CAD systems
• Critically evaluating the devices for model acquisition
• Analitically describing the parts of a CAD-CAM system

TEACHING METHODS

Slides and practical exercise with free software for CAD.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

• Design and its historical evolution
• From drafting machine to CAD
• 2D and 3D CAD
• CAD classification and models
• Reverse Engineering, digital scanner
• Functioning of the digital scanner
• Use of the CAD systems

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Slides of the course.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

First semester.

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Test with closed and open questions.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The capacity to describe a CAD-CAM system, to evaluate the advantages of the CAD-CAM and to know differences among CAD-CAM systems will be verified.