Dr. A @ ITEC @ MU

Department of Industry & Technology Millersville University

Computer-aided Drafting and Design (CADD)

Current text books taught in the class:
1. (Required) SolidWorks 2009 for Designers (by Sham Tickoo), publisher: CADCIM Technologies, ISBN-13: 978-1-932709-65-0; you may purchase this book from MU’s Bookstore located at Student Memorial Center or from http://www.cadcimtech.com/

2. (Required) Autodesk Inventor 2009 for Designers (by Sham Tickoo), publisher: CADCIM Technologies, ISBN-13: 978-1-932709-49-0; you may purchase this book from MU’s Bookstore located at Student Memorial Center or from http://www.cadcimtech.com

  • Syllabus: ITEC446_Spring 2010
  • Check Blackboard for additional course material
  • Current suggested class projects: i) Designing a "Pill Dispenser" using SolidWorks; ii) designing a "Bike for Paralyzed People" using Inventor

Get certified

  1. Autodesk certification for students
  2. SolidWorks certification

Design contests

  1. SolidWorks design contest
  2. Sponsored design contest using SolidWorks
  3. Autodesk design contest

Useful links for CAD

  1. Design-engine
  2. XANADU CAD Links
  3. Cadalyst
  4. The world wide web virtual library for CAD
  5. CAD library for FIRST robotic competition
  6. Techniques for CAD professionals (DigitalCAD)
  7. Google's directory for CAD, CAM, and CAE
  8. CAD, CAM, CAE, and PLM market research
  9. CAD news and info
  10. CAD Depot
  11. CAD, CAM, CAE articles
  12. Graphics and Design Software Store
  13. CAD, CAM, CIM book publisher
  14. CAD forum (very useful)
  15. Design engineering, CAD
  16. Mechanical CAD professionals
  17. 3D CAD tips

  SolidWorks

  1. The SolidWorks Geek
  2. Solid Smack
  3. A SolidWorks blog
  4. Job for SolidWorks users
  5. SolidWorks blog
  6. SolidWorks free 3D models
  7. SolidWorks design blog
  8. SolidWorks Demos
  9. SolidWorks mentor
  10. Matt Lombard's Website (Author of SolidWorks Bible)
  11. CAD Models in SolidWorks (German)
  12. CAD Models_Mike Wilson

  SolidWorks class project (designing a Pill Dispenser)

  1. Pill dispenser
  2. Resources for mechanical design at MIT

  Autodesk Inventor

  1. Autodesk student community
  2. Inventor's manufacturing community
  3. Inventor professional education curriculum
  4. Inventor assembly and parts

  Inventor class project (Human-derived bike for paralyzed people)

  1. Bicycle design website
  2. Bicycle design blog
  3. Reference text book for bicycle design:
    Bicycling Science, David Gordon Wilson, The MIT Press; 3rd ed, 2004)
  4. Resources for mechanical design at MIT
  5. Mechanical parts store with dimensions
  6. 3D CAD models of mechanical parts
  7. Resource for Inventor iParts

Product design links

  1. Product design forum

Educational videos

  1. Video-Tutorials.net (SW)
  2. TEDCF publishing (Inventor)

 

Computer-aided drafting/design deals with the advanced aspects of computer-aided drafting/design (CADD) and information on features and application capabilities of numerous software packages. Includes a series of activities on solids modeling, menu customization, attribute files, advanced dimensioning and editing features. This course requires completion of major projects and research activities.