Design Scholars Curriculum Level 1: Phase 3 Module

Making 3D Printable Hinges

Hinges are big part of the three-dimensional (3D) designs. They improve mobility of the parts that are connected by it through angular rotation. For example: a door, a house-hold furniture, the folding mechanism of a laptop etc. 

In this module, we learn how to create a hinge for 3D printing. Here's a video that demonstrates this.

Standard Connections

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.G.A.1 Find the area of right triangles, other triangles, special quadrilaterals, and polygons by composing into rectangles or decomposing into triangles and other shapes; apply these techniques in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.G.B.6 Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, volume
and surface area of two- and three-dimensional objects composed of triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, cubes, and right prisms.