Detailed Class Schedule:

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Date

Assigned (Due)

Reading (Due)

Topic

Engineering Design

Engineering Graphics

1

Aug 28 (Th)

 

Chapter 1, 2.3 - 2.12, pg 111 - 113  (Sep 2)

History and definition of engineering; types of engineers

Introduction, Foreshadowing activity

 

2

Sep 2 (Tu)

HW 1  (Sep 4)

pg 153 - 165

(Sep 4)

Graphical Communication

 

Hand sketching, line types, oblique and isometric views

3

Sep 4 (Th)

HW 2  2 3(Sep 11)

 

 

 

Multi-view projection

4

Sep 9 (Tu)

 

 

 

Reflections

Multi-view projection continued

5

Sep 11 (Th)

Refelc. 1 an article from the list online. sample: (Oct 3)

6.1-6.4 (up to pg 153)  (Sep 18)

Written Communications

Visual Representations

Design project assignment, groups, reporting, grading.

SolidWorks 2007: workspace setup, simple objects

6

Sep 16 (Tu)

HW 3  (Sep 23)

 

 

 

Quiz 1: Hand drawing, isometric and multi-view projection. Start HW3

7

Sep 18 (Th)

 

5.1, 5.2 (Oct 7)

VR1 Due

  Team Working Agreement Exercise

Complete HW3

8

Sep 23 (Tu)

HW 4 (Oct 2)

 

 

 

SolidWorks: Sketch constraints

9

Sep 25 (Th)

 

 

Identification of the problem, gathering needed information

Design project questions.

SolidWorks: Extrude and cut. Creating a drawing

10

Sep 30 (Tu)

HW 5 (Oct 16)

 

 

 

Quiz 2: SolidWorks Create a simple model. 

11

Oct 2 (Th)

 

5.4, 5.5 (Oct 9) VR2 Due

 Modeling Activity

 

12

Oct 7 (Tu)

Refelc. 2 Article from the list online  (Oct 31)

a1.pdf a2.pdf a3.pdf a4.pdf

Modeling and evaluation and selection of preferred solution

 

SolidWorks: More complexity

13

Oct 9 (Tu)

HW 6 (Oct 21)

 

 

 Structuring the search for a solution activity.

SolidWorks: 3D Sketch, loft

14

Oct 16 (Th)

 

 

VR3 Due

Visual Representation Presentations

Quiz 3: Complete and lay out moderately complex solid

15

Oct 21 (Tu)

HW 7 (Nov 4)

 

 

Design goals and specs, Abstraction and Synthesis

SolidWorks: Mecahnical Constraints

16

Oct 23 (Th)

 

 

 

 

 SolidWorks: Mecahnical Constraints, motion

17

Oct 28 (Tu)

 

5.3 (Nov 6) Searching for a solution

Design Project Discussion

SolidWorks: Assemblies

18

Oct 30 (Th)

 

 

 

Feedback self-assessment exercise, managing conflict exercise

SolidWorks: Asembly constraints

19

Nov 4 (Tu)

HW 8 Pg2(Nov 20)

 

 

 

Quiz 4: Create an assembly

20

Nov 6 (Th)

 

 

 

 

SolidWorks: Driving animations

21

Nov 11 (Tu)

 

 

 

 

SolidWorks: Materials and views

22

Nov 13 (Th)

Reflec 3  Text Chapter 8 or 9 (Nov 25)

5.6, 5.7 (Nov 18)

Preparation of reports plans and specification, implementation of the design

Discussion of advanced modeling techniques

Finish HW9

23

Nov 18 (Tu)

 

 

 

 

 

24

Nov 20 (Th)

HW 9 (Dec 8)

 

 

 

SolidWorks: More CSG and understanding rendering

25

Nov 25 (T0)

HW10 (Dec 15)

 

 

 

In-lab catch-up day.  Students with all HW up to 8 completed may opt-out.

26

Dec 2 (Tu)

 

 

 

Course critique and evaluation, design project preliminary presentation day

 

27

Dec 4 (Th)

 

 

 

 

Quiz 5 (40 Pts): Moving constraints, materials