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Software training is one of the requirements to be fulfilled in order to obtain the Bachelor’s
degree in technology. Each student needs to do software training in a recognized company of
their respective domain. The students are compulsory to do training for duration of 2 months
which is intended for their exposure to the software industry. A well planned, properly
executed and evaluated software training helps a lot in developing a professional attitude. It
develops an awareness of software approach to problem solving, based on a broad
understanding of processes. Besides software training build self confidence among students and
let students know the technical knowledge and professionalism.
During industrial training at AUTODESK, most of the theoretical knowledge gained during the
course of studies was put to test. Various efforts and processes involved in designing of a
components was studied and understood during the training. In our training, I undertook
courses of AutoCAD and SOLIDWORKS.
The training gave me good experience from the view of implementing my theoretical
knowledge in practical aspects. It gave me first hand experience of working as an engineering
professional. It helped me in improving my technical, interpersonal and communication skills,
both oral and written. Overall , it is a great experience to have industrial training in such a
reputed firm and I believe that it will help me in building a successful career.
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INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN AND DRAFTING
Software Training in CADD Includes several modules and combination of packages like
AutoCAD, SolidWorks, CATIA, PTC Creo, Siemens NX CAD/CAM etc.
When we think of Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD), certain questions
arise that we never think of while working on the drawing board. We do not use the
essential drawing board tools: paper, pencil, T-square, compass, eraser or scale, yet still
have to design or make a drawing. When even one of these tools is missing we know
how aggravating it can be. With CADD we don’t need even one of them.
CAD may be used to design curves andfigures in two-dimensional (2D) space; orcurves,
surfaces, and solids in three-dimensional (3D) space. CAD is an important industrial art
extensivelyused in many applications, includingautomotive, shipbuilding, and
aerospaceindustries, industrial and architectural design,prosthetics, and many more.CAD is
alsowidely used to produce computer animationfor special effects in movies, advertising
andtechnical manuals, often called DCC digitalcontent creation.
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OVERVIEW:-
Starting around the mid 1970s as computer aided design systems began to provide more
capability than just an ability to reproduce manual drafting with electronic drafting, the cost for
companies to switch to CAD became apparent. The benefit of CAD systems over manual
drafting are the capabilities one often takes for granted from computer systems today;
automated generation of Bill of Material, auto layout in integrated circuits, interference
checking, and many others. Eventually CAD provided the designer with the ability to perform
engineering calculations. During this transition, calculations were still performed either by
hand or by those individuals that could run computer programs. CAD was a revolutionary
change in the engineering industry, where draftsmen, designers and engineering roles begin to
merge. It did not eliminate departments, as much as It merged departments and empowered
draftsman, designers and engineers. CAD is just another example of the pervasive effect
computers were beginning to have on industry.
CAD is used in the design of tools and machinery and in the drafting and design of all types of
buildings, from small residential types (houses) to the largest commercial and industrial
structures (hospitals and factories)
CAD is mainly used for detailed engineering of 3D models and/or 2D drawings of physical
components, but it is also used throughout the engineering process from conceptual design and
layout of products, through strength and dynamic analysis of assemblies to definition of
manufacturing methods of components. It can also be used to design objects. Furthermore,
many CAD applications now offer advanced rendering and animation capabilities so engineers
can better visualize their product designs. 4D BIM is a type of virtual construction engineering
simulation incorporating time or schedule related information for project management.
CAD has become an especially important technology within the scope of computer-aided
technologies, with benefits such as lower product development costs and a greatly shortened
design cycle. CAD enables designers to layout and develop work on screen, print it out and
save it for future editing, saving time on their drawings .
USES:-
Computer-aided design is one of the many tools used by engineers and designers and is used in
many ways depending on the profession of the user and the type of software in question.
CAD is one part of the whole Digital Product Development (DPD) activity within the Product
Lifecycle Management (PLM) processes, and as such is used together with other tools, which
are either integrated modules or stand-alone products, such as:
CAD is also used for the accurate creation of photo simulations that are often required in the
preparation of Environmental Impact Reports, in which computer-aided designs of intended
buildings are superimposed into photographs of existing environments to represent what that
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locale will be like, where the proposed facilities are allowed to be built. Potential blockage of
view corridors and shadow studies are also frequently analyzed through the use of CAD.
CAD has been proven to be useful to engineers as well. Using four properties which are
history, features, parameterization, and high level constraints. The construction history can be
used to look back into the model's personal features and work on the single area rather than the
whole model. Parameters and constraints can be used to determine the size, shape, and other
properties of the different modeling elements. The features in the CAD system can be used for
the variety of tools for measurement such as tensile strength, yield strength, electrical or
electro-magnetic properties. Also its stress, strain, timing or how the element gets affected in
certain temperatures, etc.
INTRODUCTION TO AUTOCAD
AutoCAD is the combination of two words Auto+CAD. The word Auto stands for name of the
firms that is Autodesk and CAD is stands for feature of the software that is Computer Aided
Designing or Drafting.
Developed and marketed by Autodesk, Inc., AutoCAD was first released in December 1982,
running on microcomputers with internal graphics controllers.Prior to the introduction of
AutoCAD, most commercial CAD programs ran on mainframe computers or minicomputers,
with each CAD operator (user) working at a separate graphics terminal.
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Figure58. AutoCAD Window
Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
Use the Line command to create lines in the drawing.
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Use the Circle command to create circles in the drawing.
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Use the Undo and Redo commands to return to previous drawing states.
Figure64. Rectangle
Figure65. Polygon
4.3MANIPULATING OBJECTS
Editing objects is a common part of all design tasks. Whether you make modifications as a
result of a design change or in the process of creating more complex objects, editing is
something you will be required to do frequently as you draw.
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4.3.1 - MOVING OBJECTS
Command Line: MOVE, M
Ribbon: Home tab > Modify Panel >
Move
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4.3.3 - ROTATING OBJECTS
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4.3.6 - CREATING AN ARRAY OF OBJECTS
Command Line: ARRAY, AR
Ribbon: Home tab > Modify
panel > Array
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Figure77. Trimming Object
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Original objects Fillet radius nonzero Fillet radius zero
Objectives
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Multiline Text
4.6 - DIMENSIONING
You use dimensions on drawings to convey size and specifications. Most drawings are not
completeuntil you have added dimensions.When dimensioning a drawing, you need to consider
the final output scale of the drawing, theplacement of dimensions, and how the dimensions
should appear.In this chapter, you learn how to create, edit, and manage dimensions in a typical
design environment.
Objectives
Create dimensions.
Use dimension styles to manage dimensions.
Create and edit multileader styles and multileaders.
Use different commands and methods to edit dimensions
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Following example can be considered to understand the process of dimensioning in
AutoCAD.
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4.7 - HATCHING OBJECTS
You can use hatch patterns and gradient fills on the drawing to bring focus or call attention to
certainareas. Once you have created hatch patterns and fills, you can edit them using similar
methods.
Figure85. Hatching
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4.8.2 - INSERTING BLOCKS
4.9.1 - PLOT
Figure89. Plot
So above mentioned are the features of AutoCAD in 2D. It also offers modelling in
three dimensions.The 3D module also have many features.First of all a 2D sketch is
formed and then with the help of features present in AutoCAD, it is converted into a
3D object. This moduke of 3D modelling is not explained here due to its complexicity.
SOLIDWORKS
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INTRODUCTION TO SOLIDWORKS
•Drawings. Create 2D drawings of the 3D solid parts and assemblies which you design. Parts,
assemblies, and drawings are linked documents. This means that any change incorporated into
the part or assembly changes the drawing document. A drawing generally consists of several
views generated from the model. Views can also be created from existing views. Example: The
Section View is created from an existing drawing view.
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•Constraints. SolidWorks supports numerous constraints. Constraints are geometric relations
such as: Perpendicular, Horizontal, Parallel, Vertical, Coincident, Concentric, etc. Apply
equations to establish mathematical relationships between parameters. Insert equations and
constraints to your model to capture and maintain.
Getting Started
Interface. Once Solidworks is loaded you should get the following screen:
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Starting of SolidWorks
By selecting New Documenta new window appears giving the user the possibility to select
from three types of documents (Part, Assembly and Drawing)
•By default, the Features toolbar contains the most commonly used solid features.
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Feature Toolbar
•The Sketch toolbar is the most frequently used toolbar in SolidWorks. The figure below
shows the default sketch entities on the Sketch toolbar, but there are many other entities that do
not appear on it and that you may want to use. These entities include Ellipse, Centerpoint
Ellipse, Spline on Surface, Split Entities, and many more.
Sketch Toolbar
•The Dimensions/Relations toolbar contains tools for creating all of the dimension types in
SolidWorks, including ordinate dimensions.
•In addition to the Sketch toolbar, you can also find tools for working with sketch relations.
•The Drawing toolbar contains tools for drawing view creation. You can also add buttons that
do not display by default on the toolbar, including Empty View, Predefined View, and
Update View.
drawing
•In SolidWorks it is easy to add or remove toolbars and icons. You can add or remove toolbars
in several ways:
•Click Tools – Customize, and then activate or deactivate the toolbar from the Toolbars tab.
•Right-click any toolbar, select Customize, and again select the toolbar from the Toolbars tab.
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•Click View - Toolbars to activate or deactivate toolbars.
customize
We can enable the Status Bar in which SolidWorks communicates information back to the
user. It is located at the bottom of the screen and can display the following information,
indicators and icons:
• Measurements
• In-context editing
• Whether you are editing the sheet, sheet format, or view of a drawing
Extrusion
We will start by selecting the top face , select sketch from the standard tool bar, and
then, using the elements found within the sketch toolbar. we will draw the contour
which will later be extruded.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
Figure 4.19-Extrusion
Extruded Cut
•Also in order to create a more complex pocket we will select the line tool and draw a simple
form.
• exit the sketch using the confirmation corner
• select the extrude cut, isometric view
• select Blind from the direction drop down menu
1. 2.
Revolve
Revolve features have some rules that you must observe when choosing sketches that can be
used to create a revolve:
•Draw only half of the revolve profile (draw the section to one side of the centerline).
•The profile must not touch the centerline at a single point. It can touch along a line, but not at
a point. Revolving a sketch that touched the centerline at a single point would create a point of
zero thickness in the part.
Revolved Cut
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• After completing the sketch we select the Revolved Cut feature.
After selecting the revolved cut feature we have to select a center line.
•After that we choose the revolve parameters (direction->one direction/two directions/mid-
plane and the angle).
•Clicking ok and accepting the changes will result in a revolved cut.
Mirror feature
• Mirror Entities works by simply selecting the entities that you want to mirror along with a
single centerline, and pressing the Mirror Entities button on the Sketch toolbar.
• The mirror command applies not only to entities but to features as well.
• Select the plane against which you want to mirror the feature (in this case the top plane) .
Mirror feature
Chamfer
•In order to do so, select the chamfer tool and the menu shown below will appear
As we can see the Angle distance is selected;
•first we select an edge, the chamfer distance is 10mm at an angle of 15 degrees.
•If we want to flip the direction of the chamfer we select the Flip direction check box.
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PROJECT UNDERTAKEN
MODELING OF TRACTOR
Undertaking a project is the way to test the knowledge gained in the training. I undertook
modeling of TRACTOR as my project during the training. All the tools that were studied in the
training were used in order to prepare the desired model.
First the parts were prepared separately and then were assembled finally. Following figures
show the different parts of the bicycle:
BODY:
FRONT TYRE:
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REAR TYRE
SILENCER
AIR FILTER
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The commands that were used in preparing the above mentioned parts are given below:
Sketcher
Extrude boss
Extrude cut
Mirror
Fillet
Loft
Wrap
Reference geometry
Pattern
Revolve
ASSEMBLY:
The components are assembled in the assembly module. The assembled bicycle is shown in the
figure below:
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RESULTAND DISCUSSION
By accepting CAD software tool, engineers can do the designing work faster than the
conventional drafting, therefore the industry’s overall requirement of the number of
designers get reduces. Thus CAD software tool is able to carry out the changes in the
products faster and bring them into the market faster before the competition.
According to the various survey carried out on increase in productivity of the industries
due to CAD software tool, it has been found that at lower ends the increase in
productivity is in the ratio of 3:1 and in many cases it is 10:1. This increase in
productivity is measured against the conventional designing process in which most of
the calculations are done by manually and drafting is done by using the drawing
boards. There are some cases where the increase in productivity is in the ratio of 100:1,
but this is not the general figure.
There are number of reasons which decide the increase in productivity by using CAD
software compared to using conventional designing process. These reasons are:
1) To make complicated and complex engineering drawing : For highly complicated and
complex drawings the conventional drawing process consumes lots of time.
2) Detailing required in the drawing: If more details are required, it can be done much
faster with CAD software tool.
4) Symmetrical drawing: The symmetry feature in the CAD software helps drawing
symmetrical parts faster
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CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE SCOPE
In this section I have a lot of words to share but due to limitations I just want to tell
you that there is a bright future of CAD Software. Due to it, the process of new
innovations will increase and all of us know that innovation is the backbone of new
technology and new generation for world.
Everything can be digitalized easily due to uses of it. Material lose will be approx. to
zero. If you like to watch Hollywood movies then you will notice that all the scenes
will be possible in real world.
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