Technology

Year 12 Systems Technology

The image shown is a model assembled in ProDesktop. Ben Griffin a year 11 student is shown completing his unit 4 integrated Electro/mechanical robot. Ben has drawn each part that makes up this complex model and then has used the assembly tools in the CAD (computer aided design) package to visualise what his final outcome will look like before making it. ProDesktop has allowed Ben to even model the steering mechanism. This task alone would have taken Ben many hours to complete. Each part is then exported to a CAM (computer aided manufacturing) Package. The CAM software is then set up to drill holes, cut profiles/pockets. Before the machining process takes place we, can visualise the 3D model being virtual machined on screen. This allows Ben to check if all regions are correctly routed. De La Salle College is seen as a leader in CAD/CAM technology.