Design for Manufacturing Professional Certification Prep
Prepare for the Autodesk Certified Professional in Design for Manufacturing exam.
Course overview
Get the design and engineering skills to design products for various manufacturing methods. We’ll learn and apply these skills to boost your confidence and technical expertise in preparation for the Autodesk Certified Professional exam. You’ll also have the opportunity to test your knowledge by taking a practice test. It's all about practice and preparation.
After completing this course, you’ll be able to:
- Create manufacturing specific design features.
- Create sheet metal designs.
- Create rendered images.
- Create exploded view animations.
- Create a detailed drawing.
Course downloads
These downloadable resources will be used to complete modules in this course:
Course outline
Getting started
Getting started
Module outline
Discover what you'll learn in this course and download the software and resources you need.
About the certification
Learn more about how to prepare for the Design for Manufacturing Professional Certification exam.
Module outline
Learn more about how to prepare for the Design for Manufacturing Professional Certification exam.
See where you stand
See where you stand
Module outline
Before you begin this course, test your skills by taking the following assessment to see where you stand.
Manufacturing design rules
Learn specific design rules surrounding manufacture for additive, subtractive, molding, casting, and sheet metal design.
Module outline
In this module, you learn specific design rules surrounding manufacture for additive, subtractive, molding, casting, and sheet metal design. You explore tools in Fusion tailored to each manufacturing method.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Identify various types of subtractive machine tools.
- Understand design principles and tools for subtractive manufacture.
- Identify various types of additive manufacturing machines.
- Understand design principles and tools for additive manufacture.
- Understand design rules for drafted applications.
- Understand design rules for sheet metal manufacture.
3D component modeling
Learn about the creation of complex sketch entities and the application of solid and surface tools to create geometry.
Module outline
In this module, you learn about the creation of complex sketch entities and the application of solid and surface tools to create geometry.
After completing this module, you’ll be able to:
- Create and modify sketches.
- Create construction planes and axes.
- Create and modify 3D solid features.
- Create and modify 3D surface features.
- Create and modify freeform parts.
- Create and modify sheet metal parts.
- Demonstrate view controls.
3D assembly modeling and management
Learn to create distributed design assemblies, apply joint for mechanical motion, and demonstrate component control in Fusion.
Module outline
In this module, you learn to create distributed design assemblies, apply joint for mechanical motion, and demonstrate component control in Fusion.
After completing this module, you’ll be able to:
- Create and break distributed and derived designs.
- Create mechanical motion with joints.
- Demonstrate component view control.
Create exploded view animations and renderings
Learn to create exploded animations and rendered images for use in detailed drawings and product visualizations.
Module outline
In this module, you learn to create exploded animations and rendered images for use in detailed drawings and product visualizations.
After completing this module, you’ll be able to:
- Create an animation storyboard.
- Manually transform components.
- Set up a render scene.
- Control render appearances.
- Create renderings.
Technical detailed drawing creation
Learn to create technical drawings from assemblies, animations, and flattened sheet metal components in Fusion. You will create dimensions, annotations, notes, and apply GD&T symbols in drawings.
Module outline
In this module, you learn to create technical drawings from assemblies, animations, and flattened sheet metal components in Fusion. You will create dimensions, annotations, notes, and apply GD&T symbols in drawings.
After completing this module, you’ll be able to:
- Create a technical drawing.
- Create a title block template.
- Apply GD&T symbols.
- Add annotations and parts tables to a drawing."
Course challenge exercise
Course challenge
Module outline
In this module, you learn to create technical drawings from assemblies, animations, and flattened sheet metal components in Fusion. You will create dimensions, annotations, notes, and apply GD&T symbols in drawings.
After completing this module, you’ll be able to:
- Create a technical drawing.
- Create a title block template.
- Apply GD&T symbols.
- Add annotations and parts tables to a drawing.
Practice test
Ready to test your knowledge? Pass this required test with a score of 75% or more to complete the course.
Module outline
Ready to test your knowledge? Pass this required test with a score of 75% or more to complete the course.
Teaching supplements
Teaching this course to students in the classroom?
Use this instructor guide to incorporate this course into your lesson plans. You can also send your students directly to the course as self-guided learning. They can learn at their own pace, track their own progress, and earn a certificate of completion when they get 75% or more on the final test.
Want to create custom learning playlists to share with your students?
Share modules and courses using Lists. Once you create a List, share the URL with your students and they can sign into their Autodesk Account to access.
- To create a Playlist, select [+] 'Add to list'.
- To share a list with others, set the list visibility to Public and share the link.
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Announcements
This course has been updated to incorporate the latest features introduced in the December 2024 Fusion software update.
