MAE 177 SPRING 2012 INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING DRAWING/CAD AUTOCAD 2012-PRO/E LAB SCHEDULE & TUTORIAL ASSIGNMENTS

This lab schedule and assignments is designed to proceed in a pedagogical fashion to guide you from constructing basic shapes to making multiview and assembly engineering drawings in a hands on fashion. The basic premise is that the more designs you create, the more proficient you will become with the software. In the time allotted (about 28 lab hours) we can only provide an introduction to AutoCad and PRO/E software and help you establish a solid basis for exploring and growing in the CAD environment as related to Engineering Drawing. The difficulty level set by the drawing assignments is orientated towards the student with no prior computer experience, CAD or otherwise. Advanced students will feel equally accomplished as they complete the various phases of the tutorial and lend assistance to others. This is encouraged. Of course lending assistance is not allowing others to copy your work. The following lessons and page references are the basics of AutoCad 2012 & Pro/Engineer that you will concentrate on in order to produce the FIVE PRACTICE CAD LAB assignments, the practice Pro/E assignments and the PHASES OF THE FINAL PROJECT. Note the due dates for the five Practice Cad Lab assignments and work to have them all completed by midterm. As you complete each practice assignment, show your work to the TA and he/she will record that you completed it successfully. THE PRE-PHASE, PHASE #1, #2 & #3 WILL BE PRINTED, SIGNED BY THE TA AND SUBMITTED TO ME FOR GRADING. It is imperative that you do not miss any labs and stay on schedule or as close to it as possible. I strongly suggest that you seek extra lab time to get ahead to allow ample time to complete all Phases of the Final Project.

Before going to your first Cad Lab, read Introduction, Getting Started Page Intro-1 & Chapter #1 thru page 1-25 in the AutoCad 2012 Tutorial. LAB#1 WEEK ENDING FRIDAY 1/27 LESSON #1 PAGES 1-1 THRU 1-36 AUTOCAD FUNDIMENTALS Starting up AutoCad 2012 Menu browser, Graphics window, Crosshair curser Command prompt area, Status tool bar Coordinates, Ribbon tabs, Draw and Modify tool bars Layers, Annotation, Layout/Model Viewing, Mouse use Workspace switching/AutoCad classic Drawing units and area set-up. Page 1-4, 1-6, drawing lines. Drawing units set-up Drawing area set-up Info center, Grid and snap, drawing lines & circles Eraser, User coordinate system IN LAB: Follow Tutorial & draw Guide Plate. (Page 1-19) (This is for Practice, Do not submit)

LAB #2, WEEK ENDING FRIDAY 2/3 LESSON #2 PAGES 2-1 THRU 2-28 BASIC OBJECT CONSTRUCTION & DYNAMIC INPUT Start-up Set grid and snap Tool bars Dynamic input Trim, Extend, TTR Circle, Fillet Polyline, Offset, Tangent lines Measuring, Explode IN LAB: Follow Tutorial & draw Rocker Arm Design (Page 2-7) Submit to TA as Practice Cad Lab #1 (Due on or before 2/8) Use remaining lab time to work on practice exercises page 2-30, 2-31 LAB #3, WEEK ENDING FRIDAY 2/10 LESSON #3 PAGES 3-1 THRU 3-39 BEFORE GOING TO LAB, STUDY GEOMETRIC CONSTRUCTION AND EDITING TOOLS AND READ CHAPTER #4 IN LAB: Follow Tutorial & draw Gasket Design Page 3-22 LESSON #5, PAGES 5-1 THRU 5-26 ORTHOGRAPHIC VIEWS IN MULTIVIEW DRAWINGS Grid & Snap set-up Layers set-up (See lesson #3 above) Note: Follow suggested layer colors for now. Later you may choose your own. Construction, miter, projection lines Offset command, Polar tracking Using Autotrack & Autosnap features IN LAB: Follow Tutorial & draw The locater Part (Page 5-4) Submit to TA as Practice Cad Lab #2. (Due on or before 2/15) Use remaining time to work on practice exercises page 5-29. LAB #4, WEEK ENDING FRIDAY 2/17 LESSON #6, PAGE 6-1 THRU 6-25 BASIC DIMENSIONING AND NOTES Grid, Snap and Layers set-up

 Creating line types, center marks & text Dimensioning nomenclature & Toolbar IN LAB: Follow Tutorial and draw Bracket design (Page 6-6) (border & title strip necessary) (Due on or before 2/22) Submit to TA as Practice Cad Lab #3. Use remaining time to work on practice exercises pages 6-27, 6-28 LABS #5 & #6, WEEKS ENDING FRIDAYS 2/24 & 3/2 LESSON #7, PAGES 7-1 THRU 7-28 TEMPLATES AND PLOTTING (PRINTING) Plot style set-up, text & scale Grid, Snap & layers Borders & Title Block (Strip) Mirror and Array commands Viewports In Lab: Follow Tutorial and draw Geneva Cam Page 7-15 Include border and title strip. (Due on or before 2/29) Submit to TA as Practice Cad Lab #4. Use remaining lab time to work on practice exercises page 7-30 LABS #7 & #8, WEEKS ENDING FRIDAYS 3/9 & 3/23 LESSON #9 (Note: Skip Lesson #8) BEFORE LAB: READ CHAPTER #9 PAGES 9-1 THRU 9-27 AND STUDY PAGE 9-5 LESSON #10, PAGES 10-1 THRU 10-23 (Switch to AutoCad Classic) SECTIONAL VIEWS Changing Line type scale property Stretching and moving objects with Grips The cutting Plane Line Convert side view to Sectional View Adding Crosshatching (Text calls them Section Lines) IN LAB: Follow Tutorial and draw Bearing PAGE 10-5 Add border and title strip. (Due on or before 3/26) Submit to TA as Practice Cad Lab #5. Use remaining lab time for practice and begin work on Project Phases LABS #9 & #10, WEEKS ENDING FRIDAYS 3/30 & 4/6 WORK ON PHASES OF FINAL PROJECT. STUDY CHAPTER #11, PAGE 11-1 THRU 11-31 BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THE DRAWING REQUIREMENT OF PHASE #3 OF THE FINAL PROJECT.

LAB #11, WEEK ENDING FRIDAY 4/13. (IN FURNAS 1019) Before attending the first Pro/E Lab, read the following in the Pro/Engineer Tutorial Introduction page 1 thru 9 & Lesson #1 page 1-1 thru 1-45 Note: The Pro/E practice assignment will not be submitted. Note: Plan on working on both Pro/E and AutoCad assignments during remainder of labs. LESSON #2, PRO/E - PAGES 2-1 THRU 2-33 Creating a simple object Introduction to Sketcher Create datum, curve, extrusion IN LAB: FOLLOW TUTORIAL AND CREATE THE SIMPLE OBJECT LAB #12, WEEK ENDING FRIDAY 4/20. LESSON #3, PRO/E PAGES 3-1 THRU 3-31 Create Simple Object (Part 11) Add hole, chamfer, round Modify dimensions IN LAB: FOLLOW THE TUTORIAL AND MODIFY THE OBJECT LAB #13, WEEK ENDING FRIDAY 4/27. COMPLETE FINAL PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.