ME 421 Advanced Computer Aided Design Catalog Description: Use of solid modeling software (CATIA) for advanced component design, creation of complex multi-component assemblies, animation studies, and rendering. Course concludes with a month-long final project. Course Prerequisites: ME 301 or instructor permission Meeting Times: Sect I Tue 2:00 pm-3:15 pm GJ115 Sect II Tues 5:00 pm-6:15 pm GJ115 Lab Hours (per sign-up sheet) GJ 115 Instructional Team: Michael Maughan (maughan@uidaho.edu) EP 324H TA: Marc Compton (comp8033@vandals.uidaho.edu) Course Website: Course File Management: Go to Design’ shared drive. Look under Course’ for these subfolders: ‘Senior ‘Catia Problem Sets Final Project Returned Homework Course Learning Outcomes: Gain familiarity with the following workbenches: part design, assembly design, generative surface design, sheet metal design, generative drafting, digital mock-up (DMU), photo studio, and advanced machining. Navigate CATIA’s on-line help system to learn about new workbenches, cultivating transferable software learning skills. Use management’ to successfully copy, update, and organize solid modeling documents. ‘save Employ relational features, such as functions and parameters, in part design and assembly modeling for easier product development, maintenance, and reuse. Create 2D drawing documents and 3D based definitions as guides for manufacturing. Create a catalog of parts based on a design table, facilitating part family design. Implement environments, materials, light sources, and camera techniques for impactful visualization of design products. Based on introductory experience with generative surface design, use simple surfaces as the starting point for solid model construction. Create accurate Finite Element models and test the analysis software’s capabilities. Generate instructions for simulating common CNC operations.
ME 421 Advanced Computer Aided Design Catalog Description: Use of solid modeling software (CATIA) for advanced component design, creation of complex multi-component assemblies, animation studies, and rendering. Course concludes with a month-long final project. Course Prerequisites: ME 301 or instructor permission Meeting Times: Sect I Tue 2:00 pm-3:15 pm GJ115 Sect II Tues 5:00 pm-6:15 pm GJ115 Lab Hours (per sign-up sheet) GJ 115 Instructional Team: Michael Maughan (maughan@uidaho.edu) EP 324H TA: Marc Compton (comp8033@vandals.uidaho.edu) Course Website: Course File Management: Go to ‘Senior Design’ shared drive. Look under ‘Catia Course’ for these subfolders: Problem Sets Final Project Returned Homework Course Learning Outcomes: Gain familiarity with the following workbenches: part design, assembly design, generative surface design, sheet metal design, generative drafting, digital mock-up (DMU), photo studio, and advanced machining. Navigate CATIA’s on-line help system to learn about new workbenches, cultivating transferable software learning skills. Use ‘save management’ to successfully copy, update, and organize solid modeling documents. Employ relational features, such as functions and parameters, in part design and assembly modeling for easier product development, maintenance, and reuse. Create 2D drawing documents and 3D based definitions as guides for manufacturing. Create a catalog of parts based on a design table, facilitating part family design. Implement environments, materials, light sources, and camera techniques for impactful visualization of design products. Based on introductory experience with generative surface design, use simple surfaces as the starting point for solid model construction. Create accurate Finite Element models and test the analysis software’s capabilities. Generate instructions for simulating common CNC operations.