MECH 161 – INTRODUCTION

TO COMPUTER AIDED
DESIGN (CAD) I

WEEK 1 – COURSE OVERVIEW

By Mr Ebenezer Nyarko Kumi

 Outline
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 Course Objectives

 Principal Learning Outcomes

 Course Outline

 Course Assessment

 Semester Design Project

 Course Objective
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The course is designed to

introduce students to the formal
engineering design process and
provide them with the requisite
tools to implement the design
process
 Principal Learning Outcomes
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At the end of the course students should be able to:

 Understand and follow the engineering design process in

problem solving

 Present engineering designs in formal engineering drawings

(detailed and assembly drawings)

 Properly dimension engineering drawings

 Produce design in 3D
 Course Outline
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Week No: Lecture Course

1
2
3 General Overview of the Course
4 Engineering Design Process
5 Engineering Design Process
6 Engineering Design Communication – Geometric Construction
7 Engineering Design Communication – Geometric Construction
8 Engineering Design Communication – Geometric Construction
9 Mid-Semester Examination
10 Engineering Design Communication – AutoCAD
11 Engineering Design Communication – AutoCAD
Engineering Design Communication – Introduction to 3D
12 Modelling
13-15 Examination
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 Weekly Assignments - 15 %

 Mid-Semester Examination - 10 %

 Design Project (Group) - 15 %

 End of Semester Examination - 60 %

 Total - 100 %
 Semester Design Project
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 This is to be carried out in groups comprising not more than 3

students
 Each group should select a project topic from the list provided (no
2 groups should have the same topic)
 The project will span the full length of the semester
 the solutions to the problems should be as follows;
 Part model of all individual components
 Sub assembly of major components
 Complete assembly of the entire system
 Detailed drawing of the various parts (2D)
 Assembly drawing of subassemblies (2D)
 Assembly drawing of the complete system (2D)
 There will be a group presentation towards the end of the semester
 Questions
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