About the Project

DCG Student Assignment

What should be in each Output? (Higher Level)

The pages below outline how the DCG project was marked in 2013 and provides several key items to check when preparing your own project. It is important to note that the marking scheme may vary in future years and the checklist provided is not exhaustive.

Output 1 - Design Research (15 marks)
Output 2 - Design Feature Comparison (15 marks)
Output 3 - Freehand Graphics (20 marks)
Output 4 - Solidworks Parts, Assembly, Drawings and eDrawing files (28 marks)
Output 5 - Hardcopy Output from Solidworks (15 marks)
Output 6 - Photorealistic Representation (7 marks)
Output 7 - Graphical Exploration of Design Solutions (25 marks)
Output 8 - Presentation of Modification / Concept Design (10 marks)
Output 9 - Hardcopy Output from Solidworks (25 marks)

Breakdown of Marks

Here is an approximate breakdown of the marks for the DCG project.

A lot of the CAD marks are for your drawings, don't get obsessed with Solidworks!

Putting it All Together

The end of the project is when you submit the DCG SA folder to your teacher. This will be then burned to CD and printed.

Go through the Final Checklist to make sure you've got everything completed.

Creating the Main PDF

You need to submit one single PDF file. You can create PDF's of each output by using the Save As function in PowerPoint or Solidworks and selecting PDF as the file type.
This gives you a collection of individual PDF files. Rotate any that need it using a tool such as SmallPDF Rotate so that they are all in landscape format.
Merge the individual PDF files using a tool such as SmallPDF Merge.
Rename the merged file "DCG SA 2016 (exam number).pdf" using your actual exam number