This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to utilize computers for design and analysis. By completing this course, students will develop a solid understanding of the entire CAD process, including hardware and software requirements, and the creation and analysis of intricate 3D models for real-world applications. This knowledge is highly beneficial in numerous engineering fields where product design and simulation are essential.
Module 1: Introduction
Product life cycle management, Need and Scope of Computer-Aided Design; Hardware: CAD workstation, Memory Types, Input Devices, Display Devices, Hard-Copy Devices, Hardware integration, and networking; Software: Graphics standards, Database structures for graphic modelling, Database coordinate systems, Software modules.
Module 2: Computer Graphics
3D Transformation of geometric models: Translation, Scaling, Rotation, Reflection, concatenated transformation; Projections of geometric models: Orthographic projections, Perspective projections; Scan conversion algorithms: DDA algorithm, Bresenham's line algorithm, Midpoint circle algorithm, ellipse generating algorithm; Visual realism: Back face removal, Z-buffer, Depth sort algorithm, Ray tracing algorithm; Graphics aids: Geometric modifiers, Names, Layers, colours, grids, Groups, Dragging and Rubber banding, Clipping.
Module 3: Geometric Modelling
Geometric Models: Requirements of Geometric Modelling, Types of models, and their limitations and applications; Wireframe models: Wireframe entities, Curve representation methods, line, circle, ellipse, parabola, hyperbola, Hermite Cubic spline curve, Bezier curve, B-spline curve, Rational curve; Surface models: Surface entities and their representation methods, plane surface, rules surface, surface of revolution, tabulated cylinder, Bezier surface, B-spline surface, Coons patch; Solid models: Solid entities, Regularized set operations, Half space, Boundary representation, Constructive solid geometry.
Module 4: CAD/CAM Data Exchange
Shape-based format, Product-based format, IGES standard, Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data, Drawing Exchange Format, Dimensional Measurement Interface Specification, Initial Graphics Exchange Specification, STL file.
Module 5: Finite Element Modelling & Analysis
The basic concept of the finite element method, Steps in finite element analysis of physical systems, Finite Element Analysis of 1-D problems like spring, bar, truss, and beam elements, development of elemental stiffness equations and their assembly, solution, and post-processing.
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This online course by Prof. Anoop Chawla and Prof. P.V. Madhusudan Rao from IIT Delhi is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of CAD, FEM and CAM principles. This course is suitable for students and professionals looking to gain foundational knowledge in CAD/CAM technologies, emphasizing both theoretical concepts and practical applications.
This online course is a free, self-paced online program offered by Cornell University that teaches participants how to utilize ANSYS software for engineering simulations. This Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) integrates fundamental concepts of finite-element analysis (FEA) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) with practical applications, allowing learners to develop skills that are highly sought after in the engineering field.
In these YouTube video series, CATIA is taught step by step from basic to advanced. These are basic beginner CATIA V5 tutorials. Topics covered in these tutorials are Part Modeling, Assembly, Drafting, and Sheet Metal.