Instructor: Joe Keitel
Class Time: Wednesday, 5:00pm - 8:50pm
Location: Caxton Building, Room 104A, WIU-QC
Office Hours: Wednesday, 4:30pm – 5:00pm and 8:50pm – 9:30pm
Phone (cell): 563-299-3944
Class Prerequisite: MET 207
Catalog Description: MET 482 – Application of computer aided design techniques utilizing industrial software within a workstation environment.
Textbook: Parametric Modeling with Autodesk Inventor
Objectives: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
• Identify the various sections and commands of Autodesk Inventor software.
• Understand the concepts, benefits, challenges and functionality associated with parametric solid modeling design.
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Correctly apply modeling and editing commands with constraints and model information to produce intelligent solid model designs.
• Create working drawings, exploded assemblies and bills of material based on parametric models.
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Use shading, lighting and animation commands in order to successfully produce basic illustration and animation designs.
• Identify other parametric solid modeling design systems; distinguish differences and similarities between the competing software.
• Develop skills, which will enable the learning of other solid modeling systems.
Evaluation:
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Attendance & Participation (400 points: 12.1%): Each student is expected to complete several reading or research assignments prior to the class period. Class discussions, quizzes, exams, presentations or written reports could be used to evaluate the fulfillment of this task.
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Assignments (1600 points: 48.5%): Approximately 10-12 projects will be assigned during the semester. Each week’s work is worth 120 - 135 points. Projects that span multiple class periods are worth the sum of the weeks’ points. Due dates will be set for each given assignment, but are usually the beginning of the next class period.
• Quizzes (300 points: 9.1%): Two quizzes will be given during the semester. Each quiz will consist of 15-25 questions worth 5-10 points each (150 points per quiz).

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Mid-Term & Final Exam (300 points & 400 points: 9.1% & 12.1%: 21.2% total): The midterm and final exam will consist 30-50 questions worth 5-20 points each.
• Semester Personal Project (300 points: 9.1%): The semester personal project will be an object of the student’s choice. Degree of difficulty and quality of design will determine points earned.
Bonus (extra credit) points available for extra effort/results of project.
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Extra Credit: Several extra credit assignments will be presented during the semester. Students are NOT required to fulfill these activities, but each assignment completed correctly could help raise a final grade. A grade of ‘80’ or higher is required to receive the extra assignment credit.
Grading Information: All assignments, tests and projects will be graded according to the following scale:
100% - 90% = A (2954 – 3300 points)
89% - 80% = B (2624 – 2953 points)
79% - 70% = C (2294 – 2623 points)
69% - 60% = D (1963 – 2293 points)
Less than 60% = F (1962 or less points)
Course Policies: It is expected that students will behave properly in class. Students who disrupt class, or deface equipment or property will be removed from the classroom and penalized in the current assignment/project, and in extreme cases with a failing final grade. Cheating will result in FAILING the course automatically.
Attendance: Do NOT miss classes, attendance and participation are required. Lectures and demonstrations will occur varying times during the class period. However, attendance for the entire session is not always necessary if the required assignments/project has been completed and turned in.
Attendance will be recorded and may affect your final grade. Any absences MUST be accompanied by documented proof of necessity for full credit. Notification prior to absence will result in partial credit.
Each undocumented/no notification absence will result in a 2% penalty applied to the final course grade.
Students Rights and Responsibilities : It is essential that all students know what is required of them in order to complete a course satisfactorily. To that end, the Office of the Provost and Academic Vice
President recommends that students become familiar with the guideline concerning their rights and responsibilities. The guidelines are available online at: www.wiu.edu/provost/student .
Students with Disabilities: In accordance with University policy and the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA), students who require special accommodations due to a disability, or any other medical reason, are encouraged to discuss this matter with the instructor.
Special Course Cost: Each student is required to reimburse the department for the cost of the materials furnished for the class, for lab equipment replacement and other materials used in assignments. The amount that has been established is $25.00
and needs to be paid in full no later than March 15, 2010 . This fee is to be paid directly to the Engineering Technology Dept. in Macomb.
Late Assignment Policy:
• Any assignment that is turned in one class late will be penalized by the loss of ten (10) percent plus any assignment errors or mistakes.
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Assignments that are submitted two classes late will lose twenty (20) percent in addition to the discounts for errors or mistakes.

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Students who are absent because of a verifiable illness can usually make up missed work, not including tests. It is the students’ responsibility to check in with the campus medical center, then make arrangements for make-up work as soon as they come back to class.
Test Schedule: Test schedule is tentatively set as below. The schedule is subject to change and all tests will be announced in advance.
Quiz 1: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Mid-Term Exam: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Quiz 2:
Final Exam:
Wednesday, April 12, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Tentative Topic Schedule:
Autodesk Inventor:
• Wk 1-Jan 20: Autodesk Inventor install, Ch 1: History, Parametric, Screen; Ch 2: Sketching
• Wk 2-Jan 27: Ch 3: CSG, Base Feature; Ch 4: History Tree, Editing
• Wk 3-Feb 3: Ch 5: Constraints, Relations; Ch 6: Sketch Constraints
Wk 4-Feb 10: Ch 7: Parent/Child, BORN, Suppression, Materials; Ch 8: Drawings, Views, Formats, Dims/Notes •
• Wk 5-Feb 17: Ch 9: Datum Features, Aux Views; Ch 10: Symmetrical Features, Revolve, Mirror, Pattern
• Wk 6-Feb 24: Quiz over weeks 1-5; Ch 11: Advanced 3D, Shell, Loft, Sweep;
• Wk 7-Mar 3: Ch 12: Assembly, Placing components, Constraints, Assy Drawing - BOM
• Wk 8-Mar 10: MID-TERM EXAM (written and computer work) HO: Presentation, exploded assys
• Wk - -Mar 17: NO CLASS - SPRING BREAK
• Wk 9-Mar 24: HO: Table Driven Design, iParts, iComponents
• Wk 10-Mar 31: HO: Sheet Metal, sketching features, flat patterns-unfold, drawings
• Wk 11-Apr 7: HO: Motion, constraints, interference, simulation
• Wk 12-Apr 14: HO: Re-use 2D data, import/export
• Wk 13-Apr 21: Quiz over weeks 9-12; HO: Studio, materials, lights, presentations
• Wk 14-Apr 28: Project Introduction: work night
• Wk 15-May 7: Work night, review for final exam
• Wk 16-May 12: FINAL EXAM (written and computer work); semester personal project due
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Autodesk Inventor official site (download and support) http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?id=13717655&siteID=123112
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Autodesk Inventor tutorials at CAD Digest: http://www.caddigest.com/subjects/adsk_inventor/tutorials.htm
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All About Inventor website: http://www.allaboutinventor.com/
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Top Ten Inventor websites: http://www.tenlinks.com/CAd/mcad/users/inventor/topten.htm
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Inventor Tutorials: http://www.inventorparts.com/Animations/Default.htm
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More tutorials: http://www.tutorialhero.com/view-765-autodesk_inventor_tutorials.php
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GOOD Free tutorials at bottom of page ( http://www.videotutorials.net/vtn/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=71&products_id=195
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Sean Dotson Tutorials: http://www.sdotson.com/tutorials.asp#top
Syllabus subject to change upon notice.