Computer Aided Design(CAD)

LIT – Outline & Weeks 8 - 12

Course Outline http://www.lit.ie/courses/adulted/Co

urses/electeng/4311.html AutoCAD 2d Orthographic Projection British Standards (B.S.) Drawing

Annotations -> E.g. Gears, Thread, Limits &

Fits, Dimensions AutoCAD 3d - Basic

Outline of Weeks 8 -12 Week 8 (22nd Nov)

Revision of Orthographic Projection BS308 – Engineering Drawing Standards Technical Terms and Features Symbols and Abbreviations SCREW THREADS – Types & Proper

Annotation Sectioning – Proper Methods

Templates (title block) - *.dwt Orthographic & Sectional Views

THEORY

CAD

Outline of Weeks 8 -12 Week 9 (29th Nov)

Gears – Draw a Gear Profile in AutoCAD Dimensioning – BS308 Standards

THEORY

Outline of Weeks 8 -12 Week 10 (6th Dec)

Tolerances, Limits and Fits - 3d Solid Modeling Templates Layouts and Paper Space Dimensioning

CAD

Outline of Weeks 8 -12

Week 11 (13th Dec) 3d Solid Modeling

SHELLING Extrude along a Path Chamfer & Fillet UCS – creating, moving, rotating etc.

Week 12 (10th Jan) Exam Revision and Practice

End of Semester Exam Wednesday 17th January, 6:00 - 8:30.

Venue: 4B.04 4 Questions – Do 3

Compulsory Question 1 & 2 Choice between Question 3 or 4 Question 1: Orthographic CAD Question

(50) Question 2: Basic 3D Model of Object (40) Question 3: Theory Question (30) Question 4: Theory Question (30)