DEPARTMENT : MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

YEAR & SEM : IVth & Ist SEM

SUBJECT : CAD/CAM

PREPARED BY : M.DORABABU
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UNIT-1
OVERVIEW OF CAD/CAM

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 COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN 3

What is CAD?

It is defined as the use of computer creation, modification,

analysis, and optimization of a design.

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 FUNCTIONS OF CAD: 4

1. To create graphic representation(create 2D/3D drafting)

2. 3D modelling(individual components modelling & assembly
modelling)
3. Used for analysis(stress analysis, kinematic analysis, etc….,)
4. Used for simulation the system(robotic simulation)

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 ADVANTAGES OF CAD 5

1. Increase the productivity of designer

2. Decrease the lead time
3. Easy to interact(user friendly)
4. Better accuracy
5. Standardization in procedure, design, drafting, documentation.
6. Easy to modify the design as user need
7. The error occur in the design of product will be very few
8. Improved accuracy of design
9. It allows to analysis the design of a product
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 APPLICATIONS OF CAD 6

1. Aerospace
2. Automotive
3. Chemical, pharma industry
4. In communication
5. IT
6. Electrical and electronics
7. Militry and defence
8. Robotics
9. Rail and marine
10. Structural and civil
11. Textile industry
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 COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING 7

WHAT IS CAM?

Cam is defined as “the use of computer manage, control and

operations of the manufacturing facility though either direct or
indirect interface.

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 FUNCTIONS OF CAM 8

1. Numerical control part programming by computer

2. Computer aided process planning
3. Computer aided inspection
4. Production scheduling
5. Material requirement planning
6. Manufacturing resources planning
7. Shop floor control
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 BENEFITS OF CAM 9

1. Flexibility on design
2. Increase the productivity
3. Decrease the lead time
4. Minimized maintenance
5. Better management control
6. Less scrap
7. No rework
8. Commercial cam software(master cam, Unigraphics, peo-E, catia)
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 COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING 10

WHAT IS CIM?

The integration of design, manufacturing and business activities carried

Out using the computer.

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 OBJECTIVES OF CIM: 11

1. Lower the cost of product

2. Improve quality
3. Reduction in inventory
4. Reduce wastage

any change in product

5. Increase flexibility process changes design equipment changes

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 ELEMENTS OF CIM: 12

MARKETING PRODUCT DESGIN PLANNING

PURCHASE CIM MANUFACTURING

AUTOMATED
PROCESSING WAREHOUSING FINANCE INFORMATION

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 ADVANTAGES OF CAD OVER MANUAL DRAFTING: 13

1. Easy to draw
2. Less time consumption
3. Quick access
4. Easier modification
5. Storage facility
6. Less prone error
7. Easily to store accurate information
8. Higher performance and better communication between user
9. Increase efficiency of designers work
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 PRODUCT CYCLE WITHOUT COMPUTER 14

Product concept Design engineering Drafting/documentation

Order new equipment

Customer and market Process planning
and tooling

Quality control production Production scheduling

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 PRODUCT CYCLE WITH COMPUTER
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Computer aided Computer automated drafting and

design documentation

Drafting and
Product concept Design engineering
documentation

Order new equipment Computer aided process

Customers and market Process planning
tooling planning

Quality control production Production schedule

Computer aided Computer controlled Computerized scheduling material requirement

quality control robotics machines planning shop floor control
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 The basic concept of product cycle is driven by customers and markets which
demand the product.
 It begins with a concept for an idea of a product, to improve and translated,
analyzed into a plan for the product through the design engineering process.
 The plan is documented by drafting a set of engineering drawings showing how
the product is made and providing a set of specifications and indicating the
product should perform.
 The next activities involve the manufacturers of the product. A process plan is
formulated which specifies the sequence of production operations.
 Scheduling provides a plan that commits the company to the manufactures of
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 Once all of these plans are formulated the product goes into production,
quality and testing delivers through customer.
 Computer aided design and automated drafting are utilized in the
concept design and documentation of the product.
 It
is used in process planning and scheduling to perform this functions
more efficiently.
 computers are used in production to monitor and control the
manufacturing operations.
 In quality control computers are used to perform inspections and testing
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STAGES OR PHASES OF CAD 18

Need or aim

problem

synthesis Geometric modeling

Analysis and optimization Engineering analysis

Evaluation Design review evaluation

presentation Automated drafting

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 GEOMETRIC MODELLING 19

It is defined as to complete representation of an object or model, that

includes graphical or non graphical information.
The main objective of the geometric modelling to improve the
productivity of draftsman’s
By using this software the representation of the geometry of a
component is known as geometric model.

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 INTEGRATION OF CAD/CAM
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Demand Design Manufacturing products

Process design,
Concept design, Process planning,
Mathematical design, (CNC coding),
Geometric design, Tool selection,
Graphical representation Facilities management

CAD CAM

CAD/CAM
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INTEGRATION OF CAD/CAM/CIM: 21

NC

Manufacturing
technology
CAM

FMS

ROBOTICS

Planning, scheduling, business function CAD/CAM/CIM

Engineering and design

Computer simulation

optimization
FEM analysis
Solid modelling

CAD
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 NUMERICAL CONTROL 22

It is defined as a firm of programmable automation, in which the

process is controlled by alphanumeric characters (or) symbols.
The data represent relative position between a work head and a work
part as well as other interaction needed to operate the machine.
Programmed instruction are converted as output signals which in turn
control machine operations such as spindle speed, tool selection, tool
movement, and cutting fluid flow.

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 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM: 23

It is a automatic machine cell consists of group of work

stations inter connected with automated material handling
and storage system.

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 COMPUTER AIDED PROCESS PLANNING: 24

Process planning is defined as the detailed plan which is concerned

with various steps involved in manufacturing a machining process
required to develop a required process.

Detailed plan

Manufacturing

Machining process

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 FUNCTIONS: 25

 Design input
 Selection of a material
 Selection of a process
 Sequence of operations involved in manufacturing process
 Selection of machines and tools
 Selection of fixtures
 Selection of machining process
 Estimation of standard time and cost.
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 COMPUTER AIDED QUALITY CONTROL 26

Computer is used to monitor, control and prepare the final

reports of the inspection and testing procedures.
To reduce wastage To reduce leed
due to scrap or time
rework

Objectives of
CAQC

To improve To increase
quality of productivity in the
product inspection process
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DESIGN PHASE REQUIRED CAD TOOLS

Geometric modelling techniques, graphic
aids, manipulations and visualization.
Design conceptualization

Geometric modelling techniques, graphic

aids, manipulations and visualization,
Design modelling and simulation animation, assembly

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