- "This software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve communications through documentation, and to create a database for manufacturing." (quote from paragraph)
Design products using software programs that allow for 2D and 3D modeling.
Introduction to CAD: An overview of Computer Aided Design (CAD) and its importance in modern manufacturing processes.
2D and 3D Modelling: Basic techniques for constructing 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional models using CAD software, including sketching, extruding, lofting, and sweeping.
Designing parts and assemblies: How to create parts and assemblies using CAD software, including techniques for selecting and specifying materials, tolerancing, and assembly constraints.
Drafting standards: An introduction to drafting standards and their importance, including ISO, ANSI, and other standards.
Parametric modeling: The principles of parametric modeling, including how to use variables to determine various aspects of a design.
Simulation and analysis: Simulation and analysis techniques, as well as methods for evaluating designs' performance under stress and other conditions.
Collaborative design: Methods for generating, evaluating, and iterating designs collaboratively, including communicating with team members, sharing documents, and using online tools.
Design for Manufacturability: The principles of designing products for efficient production, including considerations like part complexity, material type and availability, and manufacturing costs.
Automation and customization: Ways to automate design and manufacturing processes, including customization of designs to suit individual customers' needs.
Reverse engineering: The process of reverse engineering a product to discover the most efficient way to manufacture a product or machine.
CNC programming: Computer numerical control programming and its techniques, including G-code and human-machine interface (HMI) software.
Finite element analysis: A specific type of computer simulation used for engineering analysis that is especially useful for mechanical engineering.
Rapid prototyping techniques: Rapid prototyping methods and their benefits, including 3D printing, laser cutting, and other manufacturing technologies.
BIM (Building Information Modeling): The use of 3D modeling in construction and building management projects.
CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing): The use of computer software to control and manage manufacturing equipment and machinery.
2D CAD: Two-dimensional CAD drafting software used for creating 2D technical drawings.
3D CAD: Three-dimensional CAD modeling software used for designing 3D objects and assemblies.
Solid Modeling CAD: CAD software used for creating solid models by defining three-dimensional objects using mathematical equations.
Surface Modeling CAD: CAD software used for creating surface models by defining the surface of an object using mathematical equations.
Wireframe Modeling CAD: CAD software used for creating wireframe models by defining objects using lines and curves.
Reverse Engineering CAD: CAD software used for creating 3D models from physical objects by scanning and digitizing them.
Product Data Management (PDM): Software used for managing and storing product design data and documents such as drawings and specifications.
Computer-aided Manufacturing (CAM): Software used for creating machine instructions for CNC machines and other manufacturing processes based on CAD designs.
Finite Element Analysis (FEA): Software used for simulating and analyzing the structural behavior of a product under various loads and conditions.
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): Software used for simulating fluid flows and predicting their effects on product design.
Industrial Design CAD: CAD software used for creating aesthetically pleasing designs of products.
Architectural CAD: CAD software used for designing buildings and other structures.
Electrical CAD: CAD software used for designing electrical systems and schematics.
Electronic CAD: CAD software used for designing printed circuit boards and other electronic components.
- "Designs made through CAD software are helpful in protecting products and inventions when used in patent applications." (quote from paragraph)
- "The terms computer-aided drafting (CAD) and computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) are also used." (quote from paragraph)
- "Its use in designing electronic systems is known as electronic design automation (EDA)." (quote from paragraph)
- "In mechanical design it is known as mechanical design automation (MDA), which includes the process of creating a technical drawing with the use of computer software." (quote from paragraph)
- "CAD software for mechanical design uses either vector-based graphics to depict the objects of traditional drafting, or may also produce raster graphics showing the overall appearance of designed objects." (quote from paragraph)
- "The output of CAD must convey information, such as materials, processes, dimensions, and tolerances, according to application-specific conventions." (quote from paragraph)
- "CAD may be used to design curves and figures in two-dimensional (2D) space; or curves, surfaces, and solids in three-dimensional (3D) space." (quote from paragraph)
- "CAD is an important industrial art extensively used in many applications, including automotive, shipbuilding, and aerospace industries, industrial and architectural design (building information modeling), prosthetics, and many more." (quote from paragraph)
- "CAD is also widely used to produce computer animation for special effects in movies, advertising and technical manuals, often called DCC digital content creation." (quote from paragraph)
- "The modern ubiquity and power of computers means that even perfume bottles and shampoo dispensers are designed using techniques unheard of by engineers of the 1960s." (quote from paragraph)
- "Because of its enormous economic importance, CAD has been a major driving force for research in computational geometry, computer graphics (both hardware and software), and discrete differential geometry." (quote from paragraph)
- "The design of geometric models for object shapes, in particular, is occasionally called computer-aided geometric design (CAGD)." (quote from paragraph)
- "This software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve communications through documentation, and to create a database for manufacturing." (quote from paragraph)
- "This software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve communications through documentation, and to create a database for manufacturing." (quote from paragraph)
- "CAD output is often in the form of electronic files for print, machining, or other manufacturing operations." (quote from paragraph)
- "including automotive, shipbuilding, and aerospace industries, industrial and architectural design (building information modeling), prosthetics, and many more." (quote from paragraph)
- "Because of its enormous economic importance, CAD has been a major driving force for research in computational geometry, computer graphics (both hardware and software), and discrete differential geometry." (quote from paragraph)
- "As in the manual drafting of technical and engineering drawings, the output of CAD must convey information, such as materials, processes, dimensions, and tolerances, according to application-specific conventions." (quote from paragraph)
- "The modern ubiquity and power of computers means that even perfume bottles and shampoo dispensers are designed using techniques unheard of by engineers of the 1960s." (quote from paragraph)