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Computer-Aided Design Chapter 7 Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Use of computer systems to assist in the creation, modification, analysis, and optimization of a design Typical tools: Tolerance analysis Mass property calculations Finite-element modeling and visualization Defines the geometry of the design Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) Use of computer systems to plan, manage, and control manufacturing operations Direct or indirect computer interface with the plant’s production resources Numerical control of machine tools Programming of robots Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) Use of computer systems to analyze CAD geometry Allows designer to simulate and study how the product will behave, allowing for optimization Finite-element method (FEM) Divides model into interconnected elements Solves continuous field problems Computer-Aided Design Process Two types of activities: synthesis and analysis Synthesis is largely qualitative and hard to capture on computer Analysis can be greatly enhanced with computers Once analysis is complete, design evaluation- rapid prototyping Software packages for design optimization Components of CAD/CAM/CAE Systems Major component is hardware and software allowing shape manipulation Hardware includes graphic devices and their peripherals for input and output operations Software includes packages that manipulate or analyze shapes according to user interaction Components of CAD/CAM/CAE Systems Hardware Components Graphic device is composed of a display processing unit, a display device, and one or more input devices Input devices: Mouse Space ball Data tablet with a puck or stylus Keyboard Output Devices: Plotters Color laser printers Hardware Configuration #1 Hardware Configuration #1 Hardware Configuration #2 Hardware Configuration #2 Hardware Configuration #3 Software Components CAD software allows the designer to create and manipulate a shape interactively and store it CAM software plans, manages and controls the operations of a manufactu