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PAU7J002
7th Semester Regular Examination 2018-19
CAD & CAM
BRANCH : AUTO
Time : 3 Hours
Max Marks : 100
Q.CODE : E029
Answer Question No.1 (Part-1) which is compulsory, any EIGHT from Part-II and any TWO
from Part-III.
The figures in the right hand margin indicate marks.

Part- I
Q1 Short Answer Type Questions (Answer All-10) (2 x 10)
a) Defined the term CAD and CAM and explain the relationship between CAD/CAM
b) What are the difference between solid modeling and wire frame modeling?
c) Showing the various steps in the product cycle with CAD/CAM in a diagram
d) What are the difference between Directed beam refresh and Directed view storage
tube?
e) Write the five elementary ingredients of Data Base Structure.
f) Distinguish between absolute positioning and incremental positioning
g) State the benefit of CIM.
h) Distinguish between stroke writing and Raster Scan
i) Give an example of MACRO statement in APT.
j) Distinguish between GOTO AND GO/TO statements.

Part- II
Q2 Focused-Short Answer Type Questions- (Answer Any Eight out of Twelve) (6 x 8)
a) Describe NC Procedure.
b) Describe NC motion control systems
c) What are the functions of CNC? State the advantages of CNC over conventional NC
d) Distinguish between CNC and DNC
e) State the advantages of DNC over conventional NC.
f) Explain the difference between stroke writing and raster scan writing.
g) What is constructive solid geometry and how it differs from boundary representation.
h) Explain the difference between flat-bed plotters and drum plotter.
i) Explain the working principle of a Cathode Ray Tube?
j) What is the APT language
k) Explain how computers aid to the design process for improved design.
l) What is Lean manufacturing?
 Part-III
Long Answer Type Questions (Answer Any Two out of Four)
Q3 Explain the following in relation to NC programming. (16)
a) NC words
b) Drive Surface, Check Surface and Part Surface
c) Manual part programming vs Computer aided part programming
d) Straight-cut NC and Hybrid NC

Q4 What are the six ground rules for designing graphics software? also explain the (16)
graphics software.

Q5 a) What do you mean by transformation? Explain various transformation used in CAD (6)
with their matrix notation
b) A point P=[7,3,2] is attached to a frame (n,o,a) and is subjected to the transformation (10)
described below
i. Rotation of 90 about the z-axis
ii. Followed by a rotation of 90 about the y-axis
iii. Followed by a scaled by a factor 2
Find the co-ordinates of point relative to the reference frame at the conclusion of the
Transformation and also find out the concatenation transformation matrix.

Q6 What are the components of CIM system? Explain the role of CIM in Production (16)
Planning and Control