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IME 4460 - Computer Aided Design Applications
Catalog Description:
Parametric macro development and applications customization on selected commercial CAD systems. Investigation of existing graphics packages and advanced software design with special emphasis on surface and solids modeling for design creation, display, and analysis.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: IME 2460 and Senior status.
Credits: 3 hours
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 - 3)
Prerequisites by Topic:
- Understanding of Solid Modeling Techniques (IME 2460)
- Ability to utilize feature-based CAD softwares (IME 2460)
- Capability to apply parametric solid modeling with CAD softwares (IME 2460)
- Knowledge of standard specifications and components for CAD systems (IME 2460)
- Awareness of trends and developments in the CAD/CAE field (IME 2460)
Course Objectives, Performance Criteria, and Outcomes:
Course Objectives |
ABET-TAC Outcomes2 |
Performance Criteria Measured1 |
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Perform basic and advanced solid modeling with feature-based CAD software packages |
a* | A1: Efficiently model a variety of components/systems utilizing advanced options in CAD software used in classroom |
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Utilize principles behind constraint-based CAD software packages |
d* | D2: Properly specify constraints that reflect functionality of modeled components/systems in CAD |
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Apply concepts underlining parametric solid modeling for proper capture of Design Intent |
Perform design changes to parametric CAD models, conserving their functionality |
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Understand basic customization options |
Perform standard customization of Cad package depending of its application |
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Recognize and use important sources of information for trends, evaluations and opinions of CAD hardwares and softwares |
Research and report on latest developments and their impact on CAD usage |
Performance Criteria1: IME performance criteria may be found at http://www.wmich.edu/ime/performance-criteria.html
ABET-TAC Outcomes2: Outcomes may be found at http://www.abet.org/
*results tracked in ABET course notebooks
Textbooks:
Pro/ENGINEER Tutorial and Multimedia CD – Wildfire 5.0, by R. Toogood and J. Zecher, Schroff Development Corporation, Mission, KS, 2010.
Pro/ENGINEER Advanced Tutorial – Wildfire 5.0, by R. Toogood, Schroff Development Corporation, Mission, KS, 2010.
References
On-line Help for Pro/E (and other softwares).
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire, by L. G. Lamit, Cengage Learning, Stamford, CT, 2010.
Course Coordinator:
Jorge Rodriguez
Western Michigan University
E-224 Parkview Campus
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-5336
Phone: 276-3374
Email: jorge.rodriguez@wmich.edu
Revision Date: Summer 2011