CAD and Manufacturing Fundamentals

A set of flashcards based on CAD, CAE, and CAM lecture notes covering geometry, modeling, simulation, and manufacturing processes.

A branch of mathematics concerned with questions of shape, size, relative position of figures, and the properties of space.

Geometry

A type of coordinate system that is NOT a 3D coordinate system.

Polar

The common rotation convention used in 3D coordinate systems.

Roll – Pitch – Yaw

Views commonly available in CAD

All of the above: Cross-section, Exploded, and Transparent.

Features used for user interface and presentation purposes, NOT for the actual simplification of values.

Decimal and rounding

Durability is an important requirement specified for ________ design.

Product

Techniques that should be considered during the product design phase.

Manufacturing methods

A geometry type that is NOT considered a type of reference geometry.

Circle

A feature that is NOT considered a type of sketch entity.

Extrude

A feature that is NOT considered a type of design pattern.

Intersect

A pattern type that is NOT considered a type of sketch/feature pattern according to the lecture.

Rectangular

A type of mate identified in some exam versions as NOT being a standard mate.

Fit

A connection that can be established by using both Concentric and Distance mates.

Hinge mating

A term identified as NOT being a type of engineering fit.

Crossover Fit

The specific design that can have the largest overall length tolerance or possible error.

Design B

The tabulated information typically found in an engineering drawing.

BOM (Bill of Materials)

An objective that is NOT considered a purpose of CAD automation.

Reduce complexity

An activity that is NOT a function of PDM (Product Data Management).

Market analysis

Properties such as Material, Light, and Wind that can be utilized in CAD models.

Physical properties in CAD

Additional properties that can be added to CAD models beyond structural data.

Electrical properties

A management tool that is NOT categorized as a CAE tool.

Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA)

An item specifically identified as NOT being an advantage of FEM (Finite Element Method).

Simplification of complex geometry

A coordinate location in space within FEM where the degrees of freedom (DOFs) are defined.

Node

The basic building block used in FEM (Finite Element Method).

Element

An item identified in the exam version as NOT being a study parameter in SolidWorks.

Surface area

The capacity of a system to perform beyond the expected or actual loads.

Factor of Safety

A method that evaluates the forces generated by movement as well as the movement itself.

Dynamic Analysis

An analysis method that uses assembly motion to trigger an external action.

Event-based analysis

An item identified in the exam version as NOT being an element of motion analysis.

Stress

A type of function identified in the exam version as NOT being a type of force function.

Random

An area identified as NOT being a part of flow analysis.

Electric flow

A type of graphics that uses polygons to represent images.

Vector graphics

A type of graphics that uses rectangular pixels to represent images.

Raster graphics

The coordinate system that best represents a robot in the context provided.

Cartesian

The three specific features identified as being used in the sample design.

Fillet, Rib, and Chamfer

The CAE method used specifically to analyze aircraft turbulence.

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

The sequence representing the typical CAE analysis phase.

Pre-processing → Analysis solver → Post-processing

The representation of the possible movement of a point due to loading in FEM.

Node Degrees-of-freedom

A simulation parameter where the direction and value can be manually set by the user.

SolidWorks gravity

The study of forces that cause motion, including examples like torque, gravity, and friction.

Kinetics

An item identified as NOT being a type of sensor or monitor in SolidWorks simulation.

Safety (Simulation)

An activity identified as NOT being an area of CAM (Computer-Aided Manufacturing).

Repair

An item identified as NOT being an area of CAM (Computer-Aided Manufacturing) in distinct transcript contexts.

Safety (CAM)

A common numerical control (NC) programming language mainly used to control automated machine tools.

G-code

The machining process of using rotary cutters to remove material from a workpiece.

Mill / Milling

A machine tool that rotates the workpiece on its axis to perform various operations.

Lathe

The relative velocity at which the cutter is advanced along the workpiece.

Feed rate

A manufacturing process where tools move in 4 or more ways to manufacture parts.

Multi-axis machining

A method specifically identified as NOT being a method of manufacturing cutting.

Gas cutting

A manufacturing process where liquid material is poured into a mold cavity and allowed to solidify.

Casting

Specifically identified as NOT being a forming method.

Milling (Forming)

The manufacturing process used in Stereolithography (SLA) where light causes chains of molecules to link together.

Photopolymerization