ME 6104: Computer-Aided Design

ME 6104: Computer-Aided Design
Offered Every Spring

Credit Hours:	3-0-3
Prerequisites:	Graduate standing in engineering or related discipline
Catalog Description:	Fundamentals of CAD, including geometric and solid modeling, parametric representations, features, and human-machine interactions. Applications to design, analysis, and manufacturing.
Textbook:	Michael E. Mortenson, Geometric Modeling, 2nd Edition, John Wiley, 1997.
Instructor:	David Rosen (Spring 2004)

References:

IDEAS Masters Series, Student Guide.

Goals:

After taking this course, the student should be able to:

select appropriate geometric modeling techniques for a given mechanical design situation,
apply geometric modeling techniques using commercial CAD systems,
construct modifiable CAD model of both components and assemblies and use these models in solving design problems,
apply geometric tolerances to these models and perform simple tolerance analyses,
analyze the appropriateness of virtual and physical rapid prototypes in design situations from an understanding of the information used in their creation.

Prerequisites by topics:

Topics:

Introduction (1 week): Intro, CAD, Project Discussion; 3-D Transformations
Curve & Surface Modeling (4 weeks): Parametric Curves, Bezier and B-Spline Curves, NURBS Curves; Parametric Surfaces, Bezier Surfaces, NURBS Surfaces, Applications of Curves and Surfaces in Design
Solid Modeling (2 weeks): Solid Modeling Fundamentals, Plane Models, Solid Model Construction, Boolean Operations
Virtual Prototyping (4 weeks)
Parametric (Detail) Design (2 weeks): Parametric and Variational Modeling, Part Tolerances
Assembly Modeling (2 weeks): Assembly Tolerances, Tolerance Analysis, Support for Concurrent Engineering
Imaging/Rapid Prototyping - 2D & 3D (3 weeks): Surface Tessellation, Geometric Aspects of Graphical Rendering; Rapid Prototyping, STL File generation

Project Discussions (1 week)

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Revised June 2004