Syllabus

ME 285

Computer Aided Design Tools

Fall 2008

Laboratory Schedule

Lab Date

Topic

8.27

Introduction to Course, Software Update

8.29

 Sketcher

8.31

 Sketcher

9.3

No Class

9.5

Associative curve operations

9.7

Expressions

9.10

No Class

9.12

Splines, Conics and Additional Curves

9.14

User Defined Features

9.17

Drafting

9.19

Drafting for Assemblies

9.21

Test 1

9.24

Assembly Arrangements, Assembly Sequencing and Motion
9.26 Assembly Clearance and Analysis, Interpart Expressions

9.28

Deformable Components and Part Families

10.1

Component Grouping Assembly Weight Management

10.3

Wave Engineering

10.5

Free Form Modeling

10.8

Free Form Modeling

10.10

Free Form Modeling

10.12

Test 2

10.15

Advanced Simulation

10.17

Meshing

10.19

Meshing, Boundary Conditions

10.22

Post Processing, Axisymmetric Analysis

10.24

Shape Optimization, Durability, Thermal and Flow Analysis
10.26 Motion Simulation
10.29 Motion Simulation
10.30 Motion Simulation
11.2 Test 3
11.7 Assign Final Project
11.9 Work on Final Project
11.12 Work on Final Project
11.14

Work on Final Project

11.16

Work on Final Project

11.19

Work on Final Project

11.21

Work on Final Project

11.26

Work on Final Project

11.28

Work on Final Project

11.30

Work on Final Project

12.3

Work on Final Project

12.5 Project Presentations