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Program Summary: This 24 hour hands-on Autodesk Mechanical Desktop course encompasses the creation, manipulation, and editing of 3-D, feature-based, parametric solid parts and assemblies. The course also provides instruction for creating 2-D drawing views of the 3-D models, fully annotating 2-D detailed fabrication drawings, and successfully plotting part and assembly drawings. This course provides the student with a firm foundation of solid modeling knowledge in the Autodesk Mechanical Desktop modeling environment.
Who Should Attend?: This course is intended for the engineer or design professional that wishes to incorporate 3-D feature-based, parametric, solid models into his/her design development process. It is an appropriate course of all design disciplines that are intending on using parametric modeling as a basis for design content creation.
Program Prerequisites: A previous course in 3D Modeling or 6 months design experience using 3D based CAD software. This course is designed for those already accomplished at creating 3D models in AutoCAD or other 3D CAD software packages. A working knowledge of the mechanical design industry is also required. Knowledge of Windows-based operating systems is also essential.
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Course #
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Course Name
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Hours
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3901
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Mechanical Desktop Fundamentals
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24
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Course Content:
Course content includes the discussion and usage of the following topics and commands: starting Mechanical Desktop; mastering the Mechanical Desktop Graphical User Interface (GUI); fundamental file management; 2-D sketch creation and editing; creating and editing the base 3-D solid model; creation and editing of parametric sketched features, placed features (e.g., fillets, chamfers, and holes), and work features (work planes, work axes, work points); building solid-model assemblies; analyzing 3-D solid parts and assemblies to determine mass properties and interferences; and creating, editing, and plotting of 2-D fabrication drawings for parts and assemblies.
Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to confidently create, edit, manipulate, analyze, dimension and produce 2D sketches and 3D parametric parts and assemblies.
Develop a basic understanding and working knowledge of Mechanical Desktop.
Become familiar with the Mechanical Desktop User Interface.
Understand the various modes of Mechanical Desktop and their functionality.
Create 2-D sketches using geometry creations tools and techniques.
Build feature-based parametric solid models.
Build parametric 3-D assemblies.
Create 2-D drawings views from 3-D models.
Dimension, annotate, and plot 2-D fabrication drawings.
Manipulate the display commands.
Develop a level of comfort and confidence with Mechanical Desktop through hands-on experiences.
Course Outline:
The following sections serve as an outline of topics for a 24 hour Mechanical Desktop Fundamentals course. It incorporates the fundamental commands and features necessary to create 3-D parametric models, assemblies, and drawings. The outline also introduces the user to tools for increasing productivity.
Course Covers:
Introductions
Personal Introduction
Review of Course Outline and Objectives
Introduction to the Modeling
Key terms
Introduction to 3D feature based parametric modeling theory
The User Interface-browser
Menus
Toolbars
The Command Prompt
Part display control and viewing
Controlling Part color, layer and visibility
Mechanical Options and settings
Part and assembly file data model
Hardware Requirements/Performance issues
Creating and Working with Sketched Features
Introduction to sketching
Rules for sketching
The Base sketch
2D Constraints
Dimensioning
Dimension display
Using the Browser
Creating sketches and profiles
Sketch tools
Sketch planes and definitions
Constraining Sketches
Dimensioning profiles
Construction geometry
Editing consumed and Unconsumed sketches
Coordinate systems
Part viewing
Extrude
Revolve
Intersect
Join
Cut
Intersect
Sweep
Work Features
Key terms
Work planes
Work axes
Work points
Placed Features
Key terms
Hole features
Fillets
Chamfers
Fillets
Shells
Patterns or arrays
Suppressing features
Copy feature
Reordering features in the Browser
Feature suppression
Use of Isolines (ISOLINES variable) and Display Silhouette (DISPSILH variable)
Program Schedule:
Day School - Thursday & Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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