Computer Aided Design SME 4513

Dr Jamaludin Mohd Taib

jamalt@fkm.utm.my http://www.fkm.utm.my/~jamalt

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Computer Aided Design

Computer Graphics Geometric Modelling

CAD

Tools in design Process

The integration of computer graphics and geometric model to serve the design process
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Design Process
Problem definition: design d i starts t t with ith problems bl Design specification: eg. Ergonomic (one person handling),
load etc

Literature Lit t work: k

field study etc)

search internally and externally (patent,

Concept development: Development of the concept Final concept selection: Select the final concept to
develop

Detail design: Detailing the design, DFA can be applied here Prototyping: Physical model or virtual object Documentation: Engineering drawing and design report
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Contribution of CAD in design

Conceptualization
Geometric modeling, manipulation and visualization

Analysis
Analysis package, FEA, optimization, customized p g program

Prototyping
Modeling, assemblies, animation

Communication
Engineering drawing, documentation
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History
1962: SKETCHPAD system developed by Ivan Sutherland, MIT (2D graphic)
For the first time, designer g can interact with the computer graphically, before computer used for numerical analysis

1963: modeled in 3D by T.E T E Johnson

Early application: car and aerospace companies 1970s: CAD spread p widely y in other sectors; ; film, animation, typographic etc

2007: MIT Digital White Board

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Evolution of CAD
Computer graphics Computer aided drawing and drafting Computer aided design

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Contribution of CAD
Faster time cycle in product development (paperless design) Once the model is created, created the same model can be used for modeling for , analysis y FEA, , drawing g visualization, generation. Assembly: collision verification especially geometries, DFA Linking with CAM: STEP.
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C Course contents t t
Computer graphics Geometric G t i M Modeling d li API Programming

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Computer Graphics
Principles of computer graphics Understanding g the mathematics of the computer graphics Transformation

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Geometric Modeling
T Type of f modeling: d li wireframe, i f surface f and solid Representation, R t ti entities, titi topologies t l i Parametric and feature based modeling d li Neutral File

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Interesting Facts
Whi l i d built Whirlwind, b ilt i in early l 50s 50 at t MIT
cost USD4.5 million and could perform 40,000 additions/second. Today, commodity PCs perform approximately two or three billion operations/second. operations/second

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