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Solid Design I: Part Modeling: Solid Works
Course: MET286AE

First Term: 2008 Summer I
 Lec + Lab   3 Credit(s)   5 Period(s)   4.4 Load  
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S


Description: Basic concepts of solid model mechanical design. Feature-based parametric modeling for mechanical design and technical documentation. Creation of technical documents of mechanical parts and assemblies per the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Y14 standards



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Describe the hardware and software components of a SolidWorks system and the function of each component. (I)
2. Demonstrate the procedures for start-up, mode selection and model managing. (II)
3. Demonstrate the use of basic entity creation to include lines, arcs and points for sketching and feature creation. (III)
4. Demonstrate the use of SolidWorks commands in the area of editing and modifying and documenting a solid model. (IV)
5. Demonstrate the use of annotation, constraints and part dimensioning for technical documents. (V)
6. Demonstrate the use of appearance manipulation for material and texture mapping and the ability to produce photo rendering. (VI)
7. Demonstrate the use of SolidWorks commands for two- dimensional (2D) and three- dimensional (3D) technical documents to produce 2D and 3D annotated and printed parts. (VII)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Introduction to SolidWorks interface
   A. System startup
      1. File references, extensions, locations
      2. Interface settings
      3. Design settings
   B. Introduction to sketching
      1. Two-dimensional (2D) Sketching
      2. Sketch entities
      3. Rules that govern sketches
      4. Geometric constraints
      5. Dimensional constraints
II. Start-up, Mode Selection and Model Managing
   A. User Interface
      1. Parametric Modeling
      2. Add features
      3. Cut features
   B. Mode Selection
      1. Parts, Drawings, Assemblies
      2. Two-dimensional (2D), Three-dimensional (3D) sketching
      3. SolidWorks data management
   C. Model Management
      1. Data sharing
      2. Account privileges
      3. Network data access
III. Basic Entity Creation
   A. Draw
      1. Line
      2. Arc
      3. Point
   B. Solids features
      1. Planes, Planer faces
      2. Extrude
      3. Revolve
IV. Solid Model Editing and Manipulation
   A. Modification of Geometry
      1. Sketcher edit tools
      2. Feature edit tools
      3. Roll-back and feature suppression
   B. Modification of Solid
      1. Edit feature definition
      2. Roll back and insert
      3. Feature constraints
      4. Solid body move & copy
V. Annotating 3D models
   A. Annotating a Model
      1. 2D annotation
      2. 3D annotation
      3. E-Drawings
      4. Acrobat 3D
      5. 3D Printing
   B. Constraints
      1. Datums
      2. Dimensional control
      3. Geometric control
   C. Part Dimensioning
      1. Layers
      2. Driving dimensions
      3. Driven dimensions
VI. Design appearance and settings
   A. Material assignment
      1. Add material
      2. Mass properties
      3. Center of mass
   B. Rendering
      1. Lighting
      2. Environment
      3. Studio settings
   C. Cosmetic Display
      1. Material mapping and textures
      2. Shadows and reflections
      3. Colors
VII. Technical documentation
   A. 3D Annotation
      1. 3D dimension control
      2. 3D print formatting
      3. 3D document production
   B. Assembly creation and documentation
      1. create simple mechanical assembly
      2. Exploded view
      3. Assembly drawing documents
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date:  5/27/2008

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