ENGR 248
ENGINEERING GRAPHICS AND 3-D MODELING

Course Description

An introduction to graphical communications theory; including freehand sketching techniques, geometric construction, multi-view, pictorial, sectional and auxiliary view representation and dimensioning techniques. Exploring the practical applications of theoretical concepts; using solid modeling software to capture design intent and generate engineering drawings.

Topics

• Creating a Sketch
• Sketches; Dimensions and Relations
• Creating Solid Features
• Basic Orthographic Drawing
• Advanced Modeling Techniques
• Creating Assemblies
• Advanced Orthographic Drawing
• Using Tables in SolidWorks

Learning Outcomes

The student, upon completion of this course, will be able to:

• The ability to describe and utilize both the scientific and empirical foundations for engineering design.
• An understanding of basic geometrical relationships; parallelism, perpendicularity, angularity, co-linearity and concentricity.
• Facility with the standard units of length used in industry, inches and millimeters, and the expression of fractional and decimal values. Awareness of the uses of standard and nominal sizes in industrial literature.
• The ability to use industry-standard Computer Aided Design (CAD) software to model solid objects proceeding from basic sketching techniques to the creation of solid features through the use of extrusions, cuts, rotations, patterns and sweeps.
• A methodical and progressive use of CAD functions to capture the design intent of the solid model and to utilize parametric modeling in the creation of a solid model that can evolve with the design process.
• The ability to create and read an engineering drawing using standard views, and both conventional and GD&T dimensioning and tolerance techniques to describe form, orientation, and location accurately.
• The ability to perform a basic engineering analysis from a 3-D solid model.
• The ability to clearly and completely communicate a multi-component, conceptual design by creating drawings that follow good engineering conventions and practices.