Introduction CAD
Design-Manufacturing Process Old (before computer era) Sketch with pencils Engineering Drawing with pencils Manufacturing
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Now…. with computer CAD (Solid Modeling) Engineering Drawing Manufacturing CAA (Computer Aided Analysis) CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) /Direct Manufacturing CAD is a starting point of everything! Check,
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Direct Manufacturing UML ME Senior Capstone Design, winner of 2011 SME competition
In this class, we cover CAD (Solid Modeling) Engineering Drawing Manufacturing CAA (Computer Aided Analysis) CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) /Direct Manufacturing
In this class, we are dealing only 1 of 20,000 parts
CAD software AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Pro/Engineer, CATIA,…… Which one is the best? Depends what you want.
CAD Survey Homework Due 10/12 on W class and 10/17 on M class before the lecture 2 people can work together. Not more than 2. Assume that you are a CAD engineer in a company and Profs. Kim and Sullivan are your boss. Name the company and include what the company is producing. Survey three CAD software to buy one. Break down them: cost, customers, cons, pros, … Choose the best one and report why Include all references (websites, …) Your report should be up to 2pages and typed. (no cut and paste from web) Check a report format in the course website.