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Engineering Design - 3D Modeling CPU Objectives

Activity 1

1-1. Test your pre-existing knowledge of the course material.

1-2. Become introduced to the history and basic concepts of engineering.

1-3. Learn about how engineering evolved into a technical world of graphic communication.

1-4. Consider how drastically engineering has changed given the evolution of technology.

Activity 2

2-1. Discover the influence computer-aided design (CAD) has had on the engineering world.

2-2 Learn the various benefits associated with 2-D and 3-D design.

2-3. Consider the many ways engineers affect your life on an everyday basis.

Activity 3

3-1. Become introduced to the basic skills required to operate ProEngineer Wildfire.

3-2. Set a working directory for a new part.

3-3. Begin creating a new part.

3-4. Sketch a part.

3-5. Extrude a part.

3-6. Discover the importance of dimensions to the engineer.

3-7. Assess the versatility and effectiveness of CAD.

Activity 4

4-1. Discover the fundamental importance of sketching to the engineer while being introduced to isometric pictorials.

4-2. Understand the concept of 3-D space.

4-3. Shell your building block part.

4-4. Create the first pin on your building block.

4-5. Create circle dimensions.

4-6. Consider the complexity of design in many everyday objects.

Activity 5

5-1. Discover the importance of sketching with both isometric and oblique approaches.

5-2. Understand more thoroughly the 3-D effect of shading.

5-3. Pattern the pins on your part.

5-4. Round the pins on your part.

5-5. Mirror the pins on your part.

5-6. Assess the benefits of CAD for more complex designing.

Activity 6

6-1. Discover the pros and cons of 2-D and 3-D CAD systems.

6-2. Create the internal pins inside your building block part.

6-3. Consider the pros and cons of 2-D and 3-D design while conceptualizing your own designs.

Activity 7

7-1. Discover the importance of constraints to engineering design.

7-2. Understand more fully the modeling process from feature to final part.

7-3. Recognize the significance of shelling, rounds, fillets, holes and chamfers in the solid modeling process.

7-4. Create the internal ribs in your building block part.

7-5. Assess your progress in operating ProEngineer Wildfire.

Activity 8

8-1. Further explore the versatility of the engineering profession.

8-2. Color and complete your building block part.

8-3. Considering what you find most important in CAD software, describe how you would present CAD to a novice user.

Activity 9

9-1. Discover the significance of constraints when creating assemblies.

9-2. Complete an assembly with your building block part.

9-3. Assess the scope of procedures CAD programs, specifically ProEngineer Wildfire, can undertake.

Activity 10

10-1. Begin designing a cell phone assembly by creating a lens.

10-2. Discover how engineers use revolved solids.

10-3. Create and apply detailed design to an antenna for your cell phone assembly.

10-4. Discuss your preparation for designing more complicated objects with ProEngineer Wildfire.

Activity 11

11-1. Create a speaker for your cell phone assembly.

11-2. Discover how to execute circular patterns with ProEngineer Wildfire.

11-3. Create a microphone for your cell phone assembly.

11-4. Assess your abilities in creating these more complex objects with ProEngineer Wildfire.

Activity 12

12-1. Create a PC board for your cell phone assembly.

12-2. Assess your understanding of engineering in respect to your abilities with ProEngineer Wildfire.

Activity 13

13-1. Begin creating a back cover for your cell phone assembly.

13-2. Consider the engineer’s role as an artist and creative designer.

Activity 14

14-1. Complete the back cover for your cell phone assembly.

14-2. Consider the design process for your own complex object.

Activity 15

15-1. Complete the assembly of your cell phone.

15-2. Select appropriate vocabulary terms based on the definitions provided.

15-3.Test your comprehension of concepts gained during this course.

15-4. Discuss what object you would ideally like to design and how your design would relate to or differ from the Engineering Design—3-D Modeling CPU.

The objectives for the challenges in this CPU include:

Challenge 1

You will conduct research on a career of your choice in the engineering design—3-D modeling field. Share your findings in a presentation.

Challenge 2

You will follow procedural directions to create a multi-view 2-D drawing of your antenna part using ProEngineer Wildfire. Then, await instructions to create further 2-D drawings.

Challenge 3

You will use provided dimensions to design a new and updated keypad for your cell phone assembly using ProEngineer Wildfire. Then, await instructions to design additional objects.

 

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