Design Innovation Lab

UW–Madison

Notes on fabrication tools and the steps from engineering drawings to machined parts.

Topics

• Shop safety and fabrication
• Manual and CNC machining
• Engineering drawings

Notes

• CNC milling
• Part drawings

Resources

• Training
• Original course

Attribution

Content from the UW–Madison Design Innovation Lab (TEAMLab), offered under CC BY 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Converted to Markdown and reorganized, with transcribed drawings and supplemental summaries. Consult the original course for current training instructions.

Archived training directory

The following directory preserves the legacy module list and prerequisites. Linked Canvas materials were not downloaded as part of this import.

Welcome to the Design Innovation Lab!

You’ll find all of our online training content here, organized into Modules by topic. All Modules (except the Lab Orientation) will be followed with an in-person hands-on component to complete the training. Registration information is included at the end of the Module.

General/Introductory

• Lab Orientation
• Intro to Laser Cutting (requires Lab Orientation)
• Intro to Shop Tools and Post-Lab (requires Lab Orientation)
• 3D Printing Pre-Lab and Post-Lab (requires Lab Orientation)

Machining (Manual & CNC)

• Intro to Machining (requires Intro to Shop Tools)
• CNC Mill 1 (requires Intro to Machining)

Miscellaneous (Wood, Welding, Composites)

• Woodworking (requires Intro to Shop Tools)

• Composites Post-Processing (requires Intro to Shop Tools)

• MIG Welding (requires Intro to Shop Tools)

• TIG Welding (requires MIG Welding)

• Paint Booth Policies

For more information about our training, please visit: https://making.engr.wisc.edu/training

If you’re looking for the old Blue Permit content to learn about hand/power tools and shop safety, it now lives here: Basic Tool + Shop Safety Primer

Intro to Shop Tools replaces the Red Permit as of Summer 2023. If you’re looking for the Red Permit content, it can be found here: Red Permit (Legacy)

This course content is offered under a CC Attribution license. Content in this course can be considered under this license unless otherwise noted.