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The aim of this research was to present a selection method for “Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS)” type of three-dimensional computer-aided design (3D-CAD) by using the Simplified Quality Function Deployment (Simplified QFD). The research was conducted into 4 tasks: searching for the alternative 3D-CAD FOSS which have been popular used among makerspace communities, extracting appropriate criteria used for selecting 3D-CAD FOSS from research literature and makerspace communities, brainstorming to select the most suitable software by using QFD matrix among 11 stakeholders from top executive down to student representative of Rajapark Institute, and validating the selected software by real teaching experiment. Teaching experiment was performed on a sample of 8 undergraduate students who enrolled in the elective subject of “Computer for Mechanical System Design” from academic year of 2025. With three alternative 3D-CAD FOSS (namely FreeCAD, Blender and Autodesk 123D Design) that were brainstormed and selected by using the simplified QFD, FreeCAD is the most suitable software with a maximum score of 31. Results from student questionnaires after teaching experiment pointed out that students were more positive on FreeCAD than Autodesk 123D Design and Blender respectively.
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Related topics: Quality Function Deployment in Product Design · Design Education and Practice · Value Engineering and Management
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Chatchawan Sornsiri · Soonthorn Wongsen · Vit Wanvijit · Rajapark Institute
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