Fundamentals of Computer-Aided Design Technologies

Major: Electric Power Engineering, Electrotechnics and Electromechanics
Code of subject: 6.141.04.E.128
Credits: 5.00
Department: Electromechatronics and Computerized Electromechanical Systems
Lecturer: Associate Professor, PhD, Makarchuk Oleksandr Volodymyrovych
Semester: 6 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Learning outcomes: • know mathematical methods of description (formalization) and solve problems, which are arise trough the images automated imagining; • know capabilities, internal structure and scope of computer-aided design systems; • make use CAD-systems to solving problems of typical equipment designing, which are serve in electromechatronic systems; • organize drawings and graphic works by means of AutoCAD; • develop computer programs to automation drawings and graphic works.
Required prior and related subjects: • Engineering and Computer Graphics • Fundamentals of programming and software engineering calculations
Summary of the subject: Professional CAD-system AutoCAD. Function Description. Graphic primitives. Image lines, circles, arcs, polylines and stripes, polygons, rings, ellipses. Paste Text to picture. Multiline texts. Control codes. Dynamic text. The fonts in the AutoCAD. Edit pictures items. Erasering, moving, copying, rotating, mirroring, scaling, stretching, multiple copy, length and cutting, chamfering interface and abutment drawing. Working with different types of lines. Layers dialog control. Aids drawing. Object linking. Hatching. Figure dimensioning. Linear, angular and diameter dimensions. Dimension editing. Composite objects. Figures as blocks. Defining blocks. Reassignment blocks. Three-dimension objects. Polygonal mesh. Rotation, shift and connection surfaces. Three-dimensional geometric shapes. Graphical programming in AutoCAD. The concept of a digital prototype. Batch AutoCAD files - a means of automation process of geometric modeling. Library of graphic elements. Designing of graphic applications. Programs of expansion syntax files *.dxf.
Assessment methods and criteria: • written reports on laboratory works, oral questioning (50%) • final control (control measure - final test): written form (50%)
Recommended books: 1. Аугер В. AutoCad 11.0: Пер. с немецкого. –К.: Торг.изд.бюро ВНВ, 1993. 2. Соколова Т. Ю. AutoCAD 2009. Учебный курс (+CD). — СПб.: Питер, 2008. 3. Джамп Д. AutoCAD программирование. Изд-во: М.: Радио и связь, 1992.