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3D Design and Printing with SPIKE Prime

SPIKE Prime LEGO 3D design
Lesson plans specifically created to help learn 3D design in a student-friendly way. On each lesson, students design a 3D model that completes, or expands the possibilites of a robot built from LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime bricks. Every step of the design process is explained by means of commentary and multimedia. These lessons offer a unique chance to transform digital into reality, and the effects look spectacular. Moreover, students learn exceptionally practical skills that they can later build on and use professionally.
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Contents Requirements

Thanks to this exciting and educational course with a new robot and a new 3D print on every lesson, students can familiarize themselves with 3D design in various software. Materials for each exercise include:

  • extensive introduction illustrated with graphics and animations,
  • detailed instructions for building LEGO® SPIKE Prime robot,
  • detailed instructions on how to design 3D elements for 3D printing,
  • step-by-step programming guide for SPIKE Prime programming app,
  • useful cross-sections of the construction,
  • access to additional teaching resources.

Exercises

BUTTERFLY 3D TINKERCAD
3D design and printing will help you spread your wings, literally! Design and 3D print mesmerizing wings for this robotic butterfly. Find out how to change the filament color during the printing process for more colorful results.

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime (#45678), Autodesk Tinkercad, and a 3D printer.

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ASTRONOMICAL CLOCK 3D TINKERCAD
Feel like a real inventor by building an astronomical clock inspired by the ancient mechanisms. This clock shows not only hours, but also days, months, moon phases, zodiac signs and seasons!

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime (#45678), Autodesk Tinkercad, and a 3D printer.

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ANEMOMETER 3D TINKERCAD
Learn about the wind and the different ways to measure it. Then build your own measuring device by using bricks, code, and 3D printed elements that you designed yourself.

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime (#45678), Autodesk Tinkercad, and a 3D printer.

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SAVONIUS TURBINE 3D TINKERCAD
Time for renewable energy sources that can be used with robots. Open the window and look how the force of the wind charges the battery by rotating the scoops of the turbine you designed and printed out yourself.

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime (#45678), Autodesk Tinkercad, and a 3D printer.
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MANIPULATOR 3D TINKERCAD
Design three different 3D objects, print them, and help your Manipulator move them from one stand to another. It's more complex than it sounds! Use your creative part of the brain to solve this construction design challenge.

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime (#45678), Autodesk Tinkercad, and a 3D printer.

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BUTTERFLY 3D FUSION 360
Use your imagination to design the most beautiful wings for this robotic butterfly. Try changing the filament color when the wings are being 3D printed for even more interesting results. Build and program a colorful robotic butterfly!

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime (#45678), Autodesk Fusion 360, and a 3D printer.
SAVONIUS TURBINE 3D FUSION 360
Thanks to a home wind factory, you will be able to compare the efficiency of blades made out of different materials: paper and plastic. How do you think, which blade will charge the battery faster?

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime (#45678), Autodesk Fusion 360, and a 3D printer.
MANIPULATOR 3D FUSION 360
Manipulators are like robotic hands made for a specific purpose. Design and 3D print three different objects for the SPIKE Prime Manipulator. Adjust the robot construction and program, so that it can easily transfer every object.

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime (#45678), Autodesk Fusion 360, and a 3D printer.
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GOLDEN RATIO 3D BLENDER
Art, architecture, even nature make use of the mysterious "golden ratio". Find out what this mathematical enigma means and use its principles to design a three-dimensional object in Python. Yes, you can to create 3D objects by writing code!

Robot designed for: LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime (#45678), Blender 3.0, and a 3D printer.
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