IYRS is the best choice for those looking for a Digital Modeling School In Rhode Island.

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Are you a recent high school student who is developing a revised post-secondary plan due to the impact of COVID-19? Or perhaps you are a career professional with uncertainty in the stability of your job, company, or industry.

If so, a hands-on education at IYRS will provide you with in-demand skills that last a lifetime and can prepare you to successfully enter or re-enter the job market.

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Digital Modeling & Fabrication | Accredited 9 month program | Enrolls in September

Learn to design, prototype, develop, and fabricate a new product in our Digital Modeling & Fabrication program. This unique and immersive experience prepares students for careers at the intersection of design and manufacturing. You’ll learn design thinking and experience the design process using leading CAD software. Within the IYRS tradition of thoughtful craftsmanship, you'll learn to fabricate your designs into real-world objects both via hand fabrication as well as advanced manufacturing tools like 3D printers, laser cutters, and CNC routers, mills, and lathes in our technology-equipped lab.

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Curriculum

Digital Modeling & Fabrication Curriculum

In this boutique learning environment, students learn the principles of design thinking and problem-solving via hands-on projects. Students are taught the fundamentals of designing in leading CAD software programs including SOLIDWORKS® and Rhino. The learning process is iterative where failure and success are equally valuable experiences contributing to a deep understanding of the digital design and high tech manufacturing process and how they successfully intersect.

Working closely with instructors and peers, students gain hands-on skills in additive 3D printing technologies including FDM, SLA, powder and vacuum forming, and in subtractive technologies using laser cutters, CNC slant lathes, CNC mills, and manual lathes and mills.

The Digital Modeling & Fabrication program is taught in IYRS' 20,000 SF computer lab and fabrication shop built in 2017.

Capstone Project

Students put their skills into practice with an individual capstone project. Each student chooses, plans, and completes the build of a capstone project using the skills and knowledge they learn in the Digital Modeling & Fabrication program. Students choose a project that correlates to their lifestyle; recent capstone projects include snowboard bindings, a planter with automated watering and environmental sensors, a custom coffee table, and a lacrosse stick. The capstone project is both a valuable learning experience and a way to apply specific processes and techniques to a real-world, usable product.

Externship

The capstone project provides the jumping off point to a month-long externship in advanced manufacturing, and becoming uniquely positioned for a job and a career in a rapidly advancing industry. The externship is facilitated through Career Development and provides the opportunity for students to apply the skills they've acquired in the lab and shop to the workplace while gaining valuable hands-on, resume-building, and business experience:

Resume writing
Industry research
Interviewing & professional communication
Application of craftsmanship & technical skills in a business environment
Relationship building with employers

Learn more about the IYRS externship program here.

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I feel more confident now overall. We learned how to...use so many tools I didn't know how to use before. I feel like I can make anything. Telli Quinn '19

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SHOP SKILLS

Hand & Power Tool Use
Design Principles
Drawing for Design Development
CAD/CAM Experience
Manual Machining
Laser Cutting
3D Printing & Prototyping
Vacuum Forming

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Craftsmanship & Artistry
Design Thinking
Entrepreneurship
Project Management
Shop Safety
Portfolio Development
Presentation Skills
Teamwork & Communication
Time Management

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

3D Printing Specialist
CNC Machine Operator
Creative Technologist
Engineering Technician
Model Maker
Product Development Specialist
Prototype Fabricator
R&D/Prototype Machinist

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Digital Modeling & Fabrication | Accredited 9 month program | Enrolls in September

Experience the Digital Modeling & Fabrication program

Curriculum

Digital Modeling & Fabrication Curriculum

Capstone Project

Externship

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