Objective:
Understand and practice the techniques that are accepted within the engineering profession for graphically describing the shape of objects.
 

Text:

Bertoline, Wiebe, and Miller, Fundamentals of Graphics Communication, 3^rd ed., McGraw-Hill, 2002.

Reference:

Solid Edge User Manuals on reserve in the library

Materials:

• Solid Edge software (supplied by Instructor)
• Tenths/Metric Scale
• 30/60/90 Triangle
• 45/45/90 Triangle
• compass
• Standard 2H Pencil
• Colored Pencils or Crayons

Homework and Classwork:
Homework and classwork will be assigned each week.  The classwork is due before you leave class.  The homework is due at the start of the next class meeting.
 

Project:
A project will be assigned 5^th week.  The project will require the use of a rapid prototyping machine.  The approximate material cost for the project will be $5-10.
 

Examinations:
The examinations in this course will consist of a mid-term and a final.

Likely format/questions (please note that this can change):

Mid-term exam (~ 2 hours):

• given a pictorial drawing of a part, create a solid model in Solid Edge
• given a solid model in Solid Edge, create a drawing that shows the 3 principal views
• given a drawing of the three principal views of an object, create a solid model in Solid Edge

Final exam (4 hours):

• given a solid model in Solid Edge, create a fully dimensioned drawing
• given a solid model in Solid Edge (or perhaps a part drawing), create a drawing of the principal views and either a section or auxiliary view
• given the principal views of a part, draw a pictorial view by hand
• given several solid models in Solid Edge, use an assembly drawing to solve an engineering design problem

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