计算机英语(第三版)10-10.2作者：刘兆毓、郑家农(普通高等教育“十一五”国家级规划教材).pptVIP

* * PART Ⅲ APPLICATIONS CHAPTER 10 CAD/CAM/CAE /CIM AND MRP-Ⅱ 10. 2COMPUTER APPLICATION CHAPTER 10-1 10.2 COMPUTER APPLICATION MAIN POINT Main point: How the computer, or CAD, CAM, and CAE technologies, are employed in the product cycle Virtual prototyping The activities involved in the manufacturing process Text1 We have described a typical product cycle. Now we will review it to show how the computer, or CAD, CAM, and CAE technologies, are employed in the cycle. As indicated earlier, the computer is not widely used in the synthesis phase of the design process because the computer does not handle qualitative information well. However, in the synthesis subprocess, for example, a designer might well collect the relevant design information for the feasibility study by using a commercial database and collect catalog information in the same way. 宾语从句 条件状语从句 Text2 Nor is it easy to imagine how a computer might be used in the design conceptualization phase because the computer is not yet a powerful tool for the intellectual creative process［1］. The computer may contribute in this phase by physically generating various conceptual designs efficiently ［2］. The parametric modeling or macroprogramming capability of computer-aided drafting or geometric modeling may be useful for this task. These packages are typical examples of CAD software. 否定 主谓倒装 条件状语从句 Text3 You may imagine a geometric modeling system to be a three-dimensional equivalent of a drafting system; that is, it is a software package by which a three-dimensional shape instead of a two-dimensional picture is manipulated. Question1: What are typical examples of CAD software?? 表语从句 定语从句 Text4 The analysis subprocess of the design process is the area where the computer reveals its value. In fact, there are many available software packages for stress analysis, interference checking, and kinematic analysis. These software packages are classifi