Western Illinois University
Engineering Technology
Knoblauch Hall 336
Instructor: David Leonard
Office: None at WIU
Phone: (217) 641-4523 WIU (309) 298-1091
E-mail Address: dleonard@jwcc.edu or D-Leonard@wiu.edu
ENGR 482
Computer Aided Design
Spring 2009
COURSE CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
The application of computer aided design techniques utilizing industrial software within a
minicomputer and workstation environment.
Credit Hours: 3 (2 hrs. lect.; 2 hrs. lab)
Prerequisite: Engr 207
Text and Materials
Text: Gary Robert Beroline, Eric N Wiebe. (2007). Fundamentals of Graphics
Communication. 5th Edition. McGraw Hill Co. Columbus, OH. ISBN 0-07-322078-7(with
software)
COURSE GOALS/OBJECTIVES: Students who satisfactorily complete this course will be able
to perform these goals without the use of reference materials unless otherwise noted. Individual
levels of performance will comply with standards set within the textbook through classroom
presentation laboratory experiments and chapter examinations.
Course Objectives: The students will be able to:
1. Explain and describe the main characteristics of parametric modeling as well as its
similarities and differences with other modeling techniques.
2. Identify applications for parametric models and their relationship with Manufacturing and
Process Planning.
3. Create and analyze three dimensional parametric models and standard features.
4. Define manufacturing and assembly constraints.
5. Develop working drawings, exploded assemblies, and bills of material based on
parametric models
6. Develop skills that will enable the learning of other computer aided design systems.
COURSE OUTLINE (subject to change with ample notification)
I
Parametric Modeling Fundamentals
II
Constructive Solid Geometry Concepts
III
Model History Tree
IV
Parametric Constraints Fundamentals
V
Geometric Construction Tools
VI
Parent/Child Relationships and the BORN Technique
VII
Part Drawings and Associative Functionality
VIII Datum Features and Auxiliary Views
IX
Symmetrical Features in Designs
X
XI
XII
Advanced 3D Construction Tools
Sheet Metal Designs
Assembly Modeling
STUDENT CONTRIBUTIONS
Attendance is expected at every class meeting. Lab is also a requirement (not optional) and the
student is expected to be in the lab for at least the required minimum number of hours (which is
4 clock hours per week). The lab assignments may be such that more time is required, but the
listed time is a minimum number of hours.
Lab projects more than one week late may only be accepted by instructor’s discretion.
Conduct:
It is expected that students 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 Policy:
All students are expected to attend each lecture session. Three consecutive class sessions missed
or five total absences within the term may result in an immediate administrative withdrawal.
Make-up will be required at the discretion of the instructor and finding out what was missed is
the responsibility of the student. Students are expected to attend all laboratory sessions. Makeup will be required for all missed lab sessions. However, attendance for the whole session is not
always necessary; if the required assignment/project has been completed and turned in you may
leave.
Student 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 on-line at: www.wiu.edu/provost/student
Graduate Students:
Students taking the class for graduate credit will be expected to perform at a higher level and to
complete additional assignments. It will be the student’s own responsibility to make
arrangements with the instructor early in the school term for those supplemental assignments.
Special Course Costs:
Each student is required to reimburse the department for the cost of the materials furnished for
the class and for lab maintenance. The amount that has been established is $25, and needs to be
paid in full no later than March 5, 2009.
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR A DISABILITY
Students with disabilities who believe they have accessibility needs or the need for academic
accommodations must contact Disability Services (298-2512), where those concerns are handled.
If any student with a documented disability has accessibility needs or a need for instructional and/or
test-taking adjustments or accommodations, feel free to discuss this with the instructor privately
and/or through Disability Services. The instructor is not legally permitted to inquire about such
particular needs.
COURSE EVALUATION
Your progress and achievement in this class will be measured on a point system. Those points will
be totaled and a grade assigned according to the following ranges. That percentage figure may then
be converted to a letter grade by the following chart.
A
90% - 100%
B
80% - 89%
C
70% - 79%
D
60% - 69%
F
0% - 59%
Points will be earned by the following criteria:
Lab Assignments / Projects
Quizzes, Projects, Mid-Term & Final Test
60%
40%
Extra credit Work:
Students are not required to fulfill any possible extra credit assignments made during the semester.
Any extra credit assignment completed correctly (on time) can help raise the final grade. A grade of
85 or higher is required for the assignment to be recorded.
COURSE SCHEDULE
This course will meet on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8:00 am - 10:00 am room KH106.