Undergraduate 

Credit Structure: (2-2)3

Catalog Description :

General Computer Aided Mechanical Design. Solid Modeling Fundamentals, Sketching, Dimensioning and Constraining.

Wireframe Modeling Techniques. Surface Modeling Fundamentals. Assembly Modeling Fundamentals.

Course Objectives :

The goals of this course are to provide an understanding of the Computer Aided Mechanical Design concepts. These include

Part(solid), Surface and Assembly Modeling concepts. The student will have the ability to build 3D parametric models from 2D

parametric sketches, to create semi-automatic Technical Drawings and to make design modifications using parametric tools.

Prerequisites :

Computer Aided Engineering Drawing knowledge is strongly recommended.

Textbook(s) :

None

References :

1.Lacourse D. E., "Handbook of Solid Modeling", McGraw-Hill 

2.Hearn D. and Baker M. P., "Computer Graphics", Prentice Hall 

3."Mechanical Desktop User's Guide", Autodesk Inc.

Syllabus :

   1.Overviewing General Computer Aided Mechanical Design Concepts (1 week) 

   2.Part Modeling Fundamentals, Sketching, Dimensioning and Constraining (1 week) 

   3.Work Features, Sketched Features (1 week) 

   4.Placed Features, Editing Features (1 week) 

   5.Part Display, Part Conversion, and Global Parameters, Creating and Editing Part Drawing (1 week) 

   6.Surface Modeling Fundamentals, Wireframe Modeling Techniques (1 week) 

   7.Creating Primitive and Free-form Surfaces, Creating and Editing Trimmed Surfaces (1 week) 

   8.Creating Derived Surfaces, Augmented Lines and other Surface Outputs (1 week) 

   9.Creating Drawings of Surface Models, Assembly Modeling Fundamentals (1 week) 

  10.Common Approaches to Assembly Modeling, Creating Assembl Models and Drawings (1 week) 

  11.Assembly Constraints, Editing and Managing Assembly Models (1 week) 

  12.Modeling Projects using Mechanical Desktop Software (1 week)

Homeworks, Quizzes, Projects:

2 quizzes

Computer Usage:

1 PC and Mechanical Desktop Software of Autodesk Inc. per student

Laboratory Work:

PC-Lab practices

Coordinator:

Instructor Özgür Kilit

Faculty of Engineering, İzmir Institute of Technology, Urla 35430 IZMIR TURKEY

phone +90-232-750-7800   fax +90-232-750-7890