VELAMMAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE

EXAM CELL - INTERNAL

ODD SEMESTER 2010-11
SUBJECT CODE & NAME: PR 2352 /COMPUTER AIDED PRODUCT DESIGN
UNIT I & II

PART A
1. What are the stages of engineering design?
2. How we can classify the hardware of a CAD/CAM system?
3. State the various 2D transformations?
4. What is meant by scaling?
5. Write the transformation matrix of rotation about a point other than origin?
6. Define Bezier curve.
7. Write down the Bernstein polynomial
8. What are the output devises that can be used for CAD systems?
9. Where we use CAD in engineering design?
10.What are the advantages of using Concurrent Engineering Design?
11.Differentiate between sequential design & concurrent engineering design.
12.What are the various elements of concurrent engineering design?
13.State the various 3D transformations?
14.What is meant by rotation?
15.Write the transformation matrix for mirroring about X axis
16.Write the transformation matrix of mirroring about a line y = x + c .
17.Define NURBS.
18.What are the different types of projections used in CAD?
PART B
19.Explain the traditional design process in detail?
20.Explain what is meant by design for quality?
21.What are the applications of graphics in CAD?
22.Explain in detail about the concurrent engineering design process.
23.What are the different types of hard ware configurations available? Explain any two in
detail.
24.Perform rotation of a triangle A(0,0) B(1,1),C(5,2) about (i) origin (ii) about P(-1,-1)
25.Explain how we can use projections in CAD.
26.Explain what is meant by design for life cycle?
27.What is meant by B spline curve? Explain.
28.Explain Bezier curve in detail
29.Write down the three dimensional transformation matrixes for
i. scaling
ii. Translation
iii. Rotation
iv. Mirroring
30.Explain in detail about the design for manufacturing & assembly.
31.What are the different types of hard ware configurations available? Explain any two in
detail.
32.Perform rotation of a diamond shaped polygon A(-1,0) B(0,2),C(1,0) D(0,2)
about (i) y= 2 (ii) x= 2
33.Explain how we can use projections in CAD.