ME 1501 Computer Aided Design

Tutorial Sheet No. 1

1. Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6orsmFndx_o and Study sketchpad and its

characteristics.
2. Write down the parametric equation of a straight line passing through two points (1,2,3) and (-4 0,-
1). Reparametrize this equation between the parametric limits (4 -1).
3. Find out the Algebraic coefficients of a degenerate cubic Hermite curve of zero length located at (2,
3.5, -12).
4. Find the algebraic and geometric coefficients of a parametric cubic curve lying in x=10 plane and

whose geometric characteristics at u=0 are (10 2 2) and =2 ; at u=0.5 are (10 6 6 ) and u=1 are (10

10 2) and =-2.
5. Using the geometric coefficients found in Exercise 4., derive a new set with the only difference that
components of tangents vector are multiplied by 4. Calculate the corresponding algebraic
coefficients and plot the curve in three parametric space as well as in object space.
6. Using the geometric coefficients found in Exercise 4., derive a new set with the only difference that
components of are multiplied by 4. Calculate the corresponding algebraic coefficients and the
curve in three parametric space as well as in object space.
7. Draw and discuss the shape of the Hermite curve if:
a. Stating point and end points are same as well as the tangent vectors at the start point and end
point are also same.
b. Stating point and end points are different and the tangent vectors at the start and end are null
vectors.
c. Stating point and end points are different and the tangent vectors at start and end are having
the direction of ( ) but their magnitude is different.
d. Stating point and end points are same and the tangent vectors at the start and end points are
given as (1 0 0 ) and (-1 0 0) respectively.
8. A Hermite curve is defined as follows:
1 2 0 5
() = (2) 3 + (2) 2 + (2) + (6) , [0 1]
3 0 0 7
a. Find out its geometric coefficients.
b. Reverse parametrize the curve and find out the algebraic coefficients of the resulting
curve.
 ME 1501 Computer Aided Design

Tutorial Sheet No. 1

1. Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6orsmFndx_o and Study sketchpad and its

characteristics.
2. Write down the parametric equation of a straight line passing through two points (1,2,3) and (-4
0,-1). Reparametrize this equation between the parametric limits (4 -1).
3. Find out the Algebraic coefficients of a degenerate cubic Hermite curve of zero length located at
(2, 3.5, -12).
4. Find the algebraic and geometric coefficients of a parametric cubic curve lying in x=10 plane and

whose geometric characteristics at u=0 are (10 2 2) and =2 ; at u=0.5 are (10 6 6 ) and u=1 are

(10 10 2) and =-2.
5. Using the geometric coefficients found in Exercise 4., derive a new set with the only difference that
components of tangents vector are multiplied by 4. Calculate the corresponding algebraic
coefficients and plot the curve in three parametric space as well as in object space.
6. Using the geometric coefficients found in Exercise 4., derive a new set with the only difference that
components of are multiplied by 4. Calculate the corresponding algebraic coefficients and the
curve in three parametric space as well as in object space.
7. Draw and discuss the shape of the Hermite curve if:
a. Stating point and end points are same as well as the tangent vectors at the start point and
end point are also same.
b. Stating point and end points are different and the tangent vectors at the start and end are
null vectors.
c. Stating point and end points are different and the tangent vectors at start and end are
having the direction of ( ) but their magnitude is different.
d. Stating point and end points are same and the tangent vectors at the start and end points
are given as (1 0 0 ) and (-1 0 0) respectively.
8. A Hermite curve is defined as follows:
1 2 0 5
() = (2) 3 + (2) 2 + (2) + (6) , [0 1]
3 0 0 7
c. Find out its geometric coefficients.
d. Reverse parametrize the curve and find out the algebraic coefficients of the resulting
curve.